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Ryosuke Matsumura, Fuji Women’s University, JapanAbstract
This brief report explores the concept of moral enhancement, particularly the critiques surrounding its feasibility and ethical implications. Moral enhancement refers to interventions aimed at improving individuals' moral functioning, often through biomedical means such as pharmacological or genetic interventions. The report examines major criticisms of this proposal, including concerns about the loss of human freedom, the oversimplification of moral complexity, and the potential dangers of moral perfectionism. It argues that the perspective of human fragility or vulnerability offers a crucial critique, highlighting how fragility is central to the layered nature of human existence. The report concludes that eliminating fragility in the pursuit of an “optimized” moral state could strip away the richness of human experience and lead to a mechanized, less meaningful existence.
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Conference: ECAH2025Stream: Philosophy
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Matsumura R. (2025) A Sketch on Moral Enhancement and the Value of Human Fragility ISSN: 2188-1111 – The European Conference on Arts & Humanities 2025: Official Conference Proceedings (pp. 51-55) https://doi.org/10.22492/issn.2188-1111.2025.6
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