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Enhancing Morality

Can technology improve our behaviour?

John Harris, Julian Savulescu.

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Technology will soon have the power to forcibly 'improve' our moral behaviour. Outspoken bioethicists Julian Savulescu and John Harris consider what this might mean for the future of mankind.

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Pollo_Diablo on 22/11/2012 3:52pm

Jon Harris's ideas seem exciting but I'm rather suspect. I love the idea that intelligence and moral behaviour are somehow linked. But Nazi Germany had the highest average IQ in Europe during WWII...

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LeagueOJustice on 22/11/2012 3:46pm

This is evil, Clockwork Orange stuff. I can't believe anyone would seriously advocate 'enhancing morality' even with a mandate from these so-called ethicists.

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