Health Sciences 2610F/G Lecture 11: Enhancement
19 Apr 2019
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Enhancement of human capacities: therapy vs. enhancement, a brief history of enhancement of human capacities, typical moral objections to enhancement cheating/unfairness harm to self, others, the institution intrinsic/extrinsic goods zero sum/non-zero sum. March 21, 2019: bread soaked in opium, alcohol. 1904- modern olympics: thomas hicks, won marathon, as approaching finish line, he collapsed, negative reaction from injection from a moving car (egg yolk, brandy, rather win than be president , using testosterone after war. Serge veronoff: often used self-experimentation, concerns men were declining in productivity, proposed a third testicle would increase productivity, harvest testicles from deceased prisoners and graft onto other prisoners. 1960- olympics: danish cyclist died in race, publicized death, his belongings were packed with amphetamines and other drugs. March 21, 2019: when communism ended, it was uncovered that there was a mandatory doping program, ben johnson, wins 100m gold medal, used drugs, swears he was doped. Typical moral objections to enhancement: cheating/unfairness, harm to self, others, the institution.
