Metz on Enhancement: A Relational Critique

IF 1 2区哲学 0 PHILOSOPHY

Ethical Theory and Moral Practice Pub Date : 2023-10-07 DOI:10.1007/s10677-023-10419-8

Luís Cordeiro-Rodrigues, Cornelius Ewuoso

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Abstract

Abstract Thaddeus Metz’s groundbreaking book A Relational Moral Theory provides a sophisticated moral theory hailing from the Global South. In this book, one of the theses he defends is that biotechnological enhancement is generally morally impermissible. This article, written for a book symposium on A Relational Moral Theory , primarily demonstrates how Metz’s criticisms presented in his book fail to convince. Furthermore, we explore some possible objections from Metzian deontology against enhancement and also show that these do not imply that enhancement is intrinsically wrong. Finally, we showed how Metzian ethics offers good reasons to support rather than oppose enhancement.

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梅斯论增强:一种关系批判

梅斯的开创性著作《关系道德理论》提供了一个来自全球南方的复杂道德理论。在这本书中，他捍卫的一个论点是，生物技术增强通常在道德上是不允许的。这篇文章是为《关系道德理论》一书研讨会写的，主要展示了梅斯在他的书中提出的批评是如何无法令人信服的。此外，我们探讨了一些可能反对增强的梅兹义务论，也表明这些并不意味着增强本质上是错误的。最后，我们展示了Metzian伦理学如何为支持而不是反对增强提供了很好的理由。

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Ethical Theory and Moral Practice PHILOSOPHY-

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