Converging cognitive enhancements.
Cognitive enhancement, the amplification or extension of core capacities of the mind, has become a major topic in bioethics. But cognitive enhancement is a prime example of a converging technology where individual disciplines merge and issues transcend particular local discourses. This article reviews currently available methods of cognitive enhancement and their likely near-term prospects for convergence.
Sandberg
Anders
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Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, Faculty of Philosophy, Oxford University, Littlegate House, 16/17 St. Ebbe's St. Oxford, OX1 1PT, United Kingdom. anders.sandberg@philosophy.ox.ac.uk
Bostrom
Nick
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D000818:Animals; D001709:Biotechnology / Q000941:ethics / Q000639:trends; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D019336:Cognitive Science / Q000941:ethics / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D007360:Intelligence / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication