The Wild Ethics Of Human Genetic Enhancement - Dr Jonathan Anomaly - #598

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03/06/23

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Dr Jonathan Anomaly is a philosopher who writes about the social implications of emerging biotechnologies, teaches classes in ethics and game theory, and helped design the Philosophy, Politics and Economics program at Duke University.

The ability to select from potential embryos is already here. Soon, we will be able to select for height, intelligence, personality types, moral disposition, athletic ability and maybe even enhance traits which aren't present. This creates a vortex of complex ethics around one of the most contentious topics on the internet - genetics. So I decided to dive in.

Expect to learn just what the current technology of embryo selection can achieve right now, whether opting to not genetically enhance your child is an unethical practise, the dangers of creating massive societal inequality, why you are already a eugenicist, whether genetic interventions are morally different from environmental ones and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (00:40) What We Misunderstand About Eugenics (08:58) The Difference Between Eugenics & Genetic Enhancement (17:43) The Morals of IVF & Genetic Variants (28:18) Societal Objections to Eugenics (33:21) Are Genetic Interventions Morally Different to Environmental Interventions (38:37) What Are Our Current Genetic Enhancement Capabilities? (42:50) Are Human Males Redundant? (54:54) The Most Desirable Characteristics to Enhance (1:04:50) Will People Be Able to Select for Attractiveness? (1:17:16) Possible Negative Impacts of Eugenics on Society (1:28:43) Will Eugenics Create a Higher Class? (1:35:35) The Reality of Behavioural Genetics & Heritability (1:39:47) Is it Our Moral Obligation to Have Children? (1:51:39) Where to Find Dr Anomaly

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