Moral Enhancement, Gnosticism, and Some Philosophical Paradoxes
This article examines the concept of moral enhancement from two different perspectives. The first is a bottom-up approach, which aims at identifying fundamental moral traits and subcapacities as targets for enhancement. The second perspective, a top-down approach, is holistic and in line with virtue...
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2015
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Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics
Year: 2015, Volume: 24, Issue: 1, Pages: 75-85 |
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Gnostic religions
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