Philosophical & bioethical boundaries in current biotechnologies: human enhancement and welfare biology

• Fernández-Mateo, Joaquín ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

     Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

     Madrid, España

     
• Localización: TECHNO REVIEW: International Technology, Science and Society Review / Revista Internacional de Tecnología, Ciencia y Sociedad, ISSN-e 2695-9933, Vol. 13, Nº. 1, 2023, 114 págs.
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The aim of this paper is to conduct a descriptive and normative exploration of the most intriguing current biotechnologies. Firstly, biotechnological means capable of enhancing humans will be described, including the possibility of transferring the mind to a non-biological device. Secondly, the emerging discipline of welfare biology will be explored, subjecting it to a theoretical stress test. Well-founded concerns regarding the potential impact of biotechnologies exist, with a particular emphasis on the speculative nature of mind uploading. In contrast to large-scale welfare biology, small-scale welfare biology seems entirely plausible to reduce wild animal suffering.