Cognitive Enhancement: Ethical and Policy Implications in International Perspectives

Description

There is a growing literature in neuroethics dealing with cognitive neuroenhancement for healthy adults. However, discussions on this topic tend to focus on abstract theoretical positions while concrete policy proposals and detailed models are scarce. Furthermore, discussions appear to rely solely on data from the United States or United Kingdom, and international perspectives are mostly nonexistent. This volume fills this gap and addresses issues on cognitive enhancement comprehensively in three important ways: (1) it examines the conceptual implications stemming from competing points of view about the nature and goals of enhancement; (2) it addresses the ethical, social, and legal implications of neuroenhancement from an international and global perspective including contributions from scholars in Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America; and (3) it discusses and analyzes concrete legal issues and policy options tailored to specific contexts. Part 1 focuses on conceptual issues arising from the use of cognitive neuroenhancement technologies in the social milieu and clinical context. Part 2 provides analysis from an international perspective. This section addresses normative issues and cultural values, along with an analysis of empirical data on public attitudes on cognitive enhancement and/or prevalence. Part 3 examines the regulatory options available to policy-makers to allow a responsible use of cognitive enhancement and current issues at the intersection between law and cognitive enhancement. Front Matter 1 Introduction Fabrice Jotterand and Veljko Dubljević Part 1 Conceptual Implications 2 Toward a More Banal Neuroethics Neil Levy 3 Why Less Praise for Enhanced Performance? Filippo Santoni de Sio, Nadira S. Faber, Julian Savulescu, and Nicole A Vincent 4 Moral Enhancement, Neuroessentialism, and Moral Content Fabrice Jotterand 5 Cognitive/Neuroenhancement Through an Ability Studies Lens Gregor Wolbring and Lucy Diep 6 Defining Contexts of Neurocognitive (Performance) Enhancements John R. Shook and James Giordano Part 2 International Perspectives 7 Cognitive Enhancement Dan J. Stein 8 Cognitive Enhancement Kevin Chien-Chang Wu 9 Enhancing Cognition in the “Brain Nation” Hillel Braude 10 Cognitive Enhancement Down-Under Charmaine Jensen, Brad Partridge, Cynthia Forlini, Wayne Hall, and Jayne Lucke 11 Cognitive Enhancement in Germany Sebastian Sattler 12 Cognitive Enhancement in the Netherlands Maartje Schermer 13 Cognitive Enhancement in Canada Eric Racine 14 Cognitive Enhancement and the Leveling of the Playing Field Daniel Loewe Part 3 Law and Policy Options 15 Regulating Cognitive Enhancement Technologies Robert H. Blank 16 Enhancing with Modafinil Veljko Dubljević 17 Toward an Ethical Framework for Regulating the Market for Cognitive Enhancement Devices Hannah Maslen 18 A Constitutional Right to Use Thought-Enhancing Technology Marc Jonathan Blitz 19 Drugs, Enhancements, and Rights Jan-Christoph Bublitz 20 Cognitive Enhancement in the Courtroom Jennifer A. Chandler and Adam M. Dodek Epilogue Judy Illes End Matter