RT Article T1 Moral enhancement, at the peak of pharmacology and at the limit of ethics JF Bioethics VO 33 IS 9 SP 992 OP 1001 A1 Macpherson, Ignacio A1 Roqué Sánchez, Ma. Victoria A1 Segarra, Ignacio LA English PB Wiley-Blackwell YR 2019 UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1727471350 AB The debate over the improvement of moral capacity or moral enhancement through pharmacology has gained momentum in the last decade as a result of advances in neuroscience. These advances have led to the discovery and allowed the alteration of patterns of human behavior, and have permitted direct interventions on the neuronal structure of behavior. In recent years, this analysis has deepened regarding the anthropological foundations of morality and the reasons that would justify the acceptance or rejection of such technology. We present a review of proposals for pharmacological interventions directed directly towards moral enhancement. In addition, we identify the ethical dilemmas that such interventions may generate, as well as the moral assessment of the authors of these studies. There is a moderate consensus on the risks of any intervention on the intimate structure of the human condition, its autonomy and identity, but there are large differences in explaining the reasons for this concern and especially in justifying such interventions. These findings show that it is necessary to investigate the moral assessment of authors and the ethical dimension within the field of pharmacology in order to identify future trends. K1 ELSI K1 behavioral neurosciences K1 bioenhancement K1 moral enhancement K1 Neuroethics K1 Psychopharmacology DO 10.1111/bioe.12613