The Technology Spectrum and Ethical Issues of Human Enhancement——Including a Discussion on the"Human-Technology"Relationship
Human enhancement is dedicated to improving or enhancing human physiological and mental capabilities through scientific and technological means.We are witnessing a transition from"congenital enhancement"granted by nature to"acquired enhancement"driven by technology.However,this transition also brings complex ethical challenges that involve not only the development of technology itself but also its profound impacts on individuals and society.Therefore,the article attempts to conduct a more panoramic scan of the technology spectrum and its ethical issues related to human enhancement:(1)outlining the current main human enhancement technology,and classif-ying them from three dimensions:supporting technology,type of enhancement,and technological maturity;(2)discussing the ethical issues of human enhancement technology,including self-ownership,fairness and justice,and species continuity,to reveal the impacts of human enhancement technology on individuals,communities,and species;(3)more broadly examining the philosophical perspective on the"human-technology"relationship,in-terpreting the increasingly close and complex relationship between humans and technology,with the aim of achie-ving a balanced,harmonious co-evolution and reflexive evolution between technology and humanity.
human enhancementethical issuesanthropocentrismtranshumanismCyborg"human-technolo-gy"relationship