How to enhance morality
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An essential question is; what will motivate humans to subject themselves voluntarily to MBE? The book argues - and supports by using empirical/experimental evidence - that [[morality]] and [[happiness]] operate in a circularly supportive relationship that applies to most humans most of the time: the better they are, the happier they will be; the happier they are, the better they will be. Hence, the grounding rationale for [[MBE]] ought not to be the prevention of [[“ultimate harm”]] based on compulsory MBE (as argued by [[Persson]] and [[Savulescu]]), but human happiness based on [[voluntary MBE]]. The primary objective of the book is to provide the readers with an original view on [[moral enhancement]], whilst proposing a novel conception of [[moral enhancement]] that is informed by new biotechnological developments. |
An essential question is; what will motivate humans to subject themselves voluntarily to MBE? The book argues - and supports by using empirical/experimental evidence - that [[morality]] and [[happiness]] operate in a circularly supportive relationship that applies to most humans most of the time: the better they are, the happier they will be; the happier they are, the better they will be. Hence, the grounding rationale for [[MBE]] ought not to be the prevention of [[“ultimate harm”]] based on compulsory MBE (as argued by [[Persson]] and [[Savulescu]]), but human happiness based on [[voluntary MBE]]. The primary objective of the book is to provide the readers with an original view on [[moral enhancement]], whilst proposing a novel conception of [[moral enhancement]] that is informed by new biotechnological developments. |
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In his [[The Ultimate Enhancement of Morality]] [[Vojin Rakic]] further builds on his conceptions from |
In his [[The Ultimate Enhancement of Morality]] [[Vojin Rakic]] further builds on his conceptions from How to Enhance Morality. |
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In 2022, Rakić `s books |
In 2022, Rakić `s books How to Enhance Morality and [[The Ultimate Enhancement of Morality]] (both published by [[Springer]]) were discussed at a conference dedicated to Rakić’s ethical theory - held at the [[University of Tübingen]] - that was attended by leading [[bioethicists]] from around the world. The conference brought together several dozen [[scientists]] and university professors (https://slobodnamisao.rs/2022/01/28/odrzana-medunarodna-konferencija-o-etickoj-teoriji-vojina-rakica/). |
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The keynote address was delivered by Professor [[John Harris]] of the [[University of Oxford]], widely regarded as a founder of contemporary [[bioethics]] and [[medical ethics]]. He emphasized that Professor [[Rakić]] has not only elevated Serbian [[science]] on the global stage, but has also made a profound contribution to international [[scholarship]] - culminating in a new [[ethical]] theory that has become essential reading at serious universities around the world. [[Vojin Rakić]] has brought international recognition to Serbian [[science]] and made a significant contribution to global [[scholarship]] through his new ethical theory, which has become an indispensable subject of study at universities worldwide, according to [[John Harris]]. |
The keynote address was delivered by Professor [[John Harris]] of the [[University of Oxford]], widely regarded as a founder of contemporary [[bioethics]] and [[medical ethics]]. He emphasized that Professor [[Rakić]] has not only elevated Serbian [[science]] on the global stage, but has also made a profound contribution to international [[scholarship]] - culminating in a new [[ethical]] theory that has become essential reading at serious universities around the world. [[Vojin Rakić]] has brought international recognition to Serbian [[science]] and made a significant contribution to global [[scholarship]] through his new ethical theory, which has become an indispensable subject of study at universities worldwide, according to [[John Harris]]. |
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