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Rebecca RoacheResearch Fellow in Philosophy, University of Oxford Verified email at philosophy.ox.ac.uk Cited by 1187 |
[PDF][PDF] Ethical issues in human enhancement
What is Human Enhancement? Human enhancement has emerged in recent years as a
blossoming topic in applied ethics. With continuing advances in science and technology …
blossoming topic in applied ethics. With continuing advances in science and technology …
Bioconservatism, bioliberalism, and the wisdom of reflecting on repugnance
We consider the current debate between bioconservatives and their chief opponents—
whom we dub bioliberals—about the moral acceptability of human enhancement and the …
whom we dub bioliberals—about the moral acceptability of human enhancement and the …
Human engineering and climate change
Anthropogenic climate change is arguably one of the biggest problems that confront us
today. There is ample evidence that climate change is likely to affect adversely many …
today. There is ample evidence that climate change is likely to affect adversely many …
Smart policy: Cognitive enhancement and the public interest
This chapter concentrates mainly on biomedical cognitive enhancements, but many of the
remarks apply equally to enhancements that work on non‐cognitive capacities, and to non …
remarks apply equally to enhancements that work on non‐cognitive capacities, and to non …
Ethics, speculation, and values
R Roache - Nanoethics, 2008 - Springer
Some writers claim that ethicists involved in assessing future technologies like
nanotechnology and human enhancement devote too much time to debating issues that …
nanotechnology and human enhancement devote too much time to debating issues that …
Reassessing biopsychosocial psychiatry
W Davies, R Roache - The British Journal of Psychiatry, 2017 - cambridge.org
Psychiatry uncomfortably spans biological and psychosocial perspectives on mental illness,
an idea central to Engel's biopsychosocial paradigm. This paradigm was extremely …
an idea central to Engel's biopsychosocial paradigm. This paradigm was extremely …
Why is informed consent important?
R Roache - 2014 - jme.bmj.com
In our feature article, Nir Eyal attacks attempts by bioethicists including Onora O'Neill,
Torbjörn Tännsjö, and Jennifer Jackson to ground the importance of informed consent in its …
Torbjörn Tännsjö, and Jennifer Jackson to ground the importance of informed consent in its …
[BOOK][B] Psychiatry reborn: Biopsychosocial psychiatry in modern medicine
J Savalescu, LW Davies, R Roache, W Davies… - 2020 - books.google.com
Psychiatry Reborn: Biopsychosocial Psychiatry in Modern Medicine is a comprehensive
collection of essays by leading experts in the field, and provides a timely reassessment of …
collection of essays by leading experts in the field, and provides a timely reassessment of …
Enhancing conservatism
R Roache, J Savulescu - The Ethics of Human Enhancement, 2016 - library.oapen.org
Debate between bioliberals (who adopt a permissive view about human enhancement) and
bioconservatives (who oppose it) often fails to be constructive, since bioliberals are often …
bioconservatives (who oppose it) often fails to be constructive, since bioliberals are often …
Memory and mineness in personal identity
R Roache - Philosophical Psychology, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Stanley Klein and Shaun Nichols (2012) describe the case of patient RB, whose
memories (they claim) lacked the sense of “mineness” usually conveyed by memory. Klein …
memories (they claim) lacked the sense of “mineness” usually conveyed by memory. Klein …