Creating the perfect human? The ethics of enhancement
Do we have the means necessary to create the perfect human? Do we have a moral responsibility to do so? Professor Julian Savulescu, Director of the Institute for Science and Ethics, will consider current and potential human enhancement technologies, and look at the ethical arguments surrounding their use.
Date: 19 November 2015, 17:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2015)
Venue: Lecture Theatre
Speaker: Professor Julian Savulescu (Institute for Science and Ethics, Oxford Martin School)
Organising department: Oxford Martin School
Organiser: Caroline Corke (University of Oxford, Oxford Martin School)
Organiser contact email address: caroline.corke@oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk
Host: Oxford Martin School (University of Oxford)
Part of: Ideas Into Action: 10 years of ground-breaking research
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Booking required?: Required
Booking url: http://www.oxfordmartin.ox.ac.uk/event/2204
Audience: Public
Editor: Caroline Corke