The future of the self-image of the human being in the Age of Transhumanism, Neurotechnology and Global Transition

Benedikter, Roland; Giordano, James; Fitzgerald, Kevin T.

doi:10.1016/j.futures.2010.08.010

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“…Benedikter et al [ 12 ] stated that “a new (technologic) imperative must acknowledge and comport with a rational understanding of how our biology gives rise to, and is affected by the intersecting artifacts of society and machination (BioSoMa)”. They called for a proactive acknowledgement of BioSoMa that is “conjoined to an understanding of our history, who we are, and the projections of who/what we want to become in the future” in order to address the challenges of the potential future effects of biotechnology.…”

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“…The pursuit of such reflection can be called “ethics”. Ethics can then be defined as “the search for balance and inclusion” and considered a qualitative-quantitative attitude in the field of systemic interaction [ 12 ]. These same authors stated that “if the pathway forward is through inquiry, then it is necessary to integrate scientific efforts with trans-disciplinary discourse that aims to (1) shape ethical conduct in research, practice and social domains, and (2) ensure and direct applications of scientific developments toward realising and sustaining the public good.…”

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“…The challenges to such integrative discourse include the assumptions, orientations and limitations that each area brings [ 12 ] which are significantly expressed in the language of thought of each participant, whether it be disciplinary and/or mother tongue. I opine that to facilitate the participation of each and all as equal members in the process, a philosophical thought framework without boundaries will enhance the search for balance and inclusion (ethics) during the discourse, including when addressing the question central to all six dimensions, “what is the essence of the human being” [ 12 ]. I propose such a framework based on transforming the concept of the hermeneutic circle to an intelligible sphere with its center everywhere and circumference nowhere [ 19 ].…”

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A meta-science for a global bioethics and biomedicine

Basser

2017

Philos Ethics Humanit Med

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BackgroundAs suggested by Shook and Giordano, understanding and therefore addressing the urgent international governance issues around globalizing bio-medical/technology research and applications is limited by the perception of the underlying science.MethodsA philosophical methodology is used, based on novel and classical philosophical reflection upon existent literature, clinical wisdoms and narrative theory to discover a meta-science and telos of humankind for the development of a relevant and defendable global biomedical bioethics.ResultsIn this article, through pondering an integrative systems approach, I propose a biomedical model that may provide Western biomedicine with leadership and interesting insight into the unity beyond the artificial boundaries of its traditional divisions and the limit between physiological and pathological situations (health and disease). A unified biomedicine, as scientific foundation, might then provide the basis for dissolution of similar reflected boundaries within bioethics. A principled and communitarian cosmopolitan bioethics may then be synonymous with a recently proposed principled and communitarian cosmopolitan neuroethics based on a novel objective meta-ethics. In an attempt to help facilitate equal and inclusive participation in inter-, multi-, and transdisciplinary intercultural discourse regarding the aforementioned international governance issues, I offer: (1) a meta-science derived through considering the general behaviour of activity, plasticity and balance in biology and; (2) a novel thought framework to encourage and enhance the ability for self-evaluation, self-criticism, and self-revision aimed at broadening perspective, as well as acknowledging and responding to the strengths and limitations of extant knowledge.ConclusionsThrough classical philosophical reflection, I evolve a theory of medicine to discover a telos of humankind which in turn provides an ‘internal’ moral grounding for a proposed global biomedical bioethics.

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“…The neuroscientific pursuit and utilization of quantitative data are especially challenging because the neural events that are the focus of investigation putatively influence or subserve those dimensions of cognition and emotions that form the subjective precepts of reality, and are operative in shaping intent and behavior. In this way, neuroscience has served as both a lens through which to examine the structure and function of neural systems, and a mirror with which to view and analyze human nature, the human condition, and human thoughts, emotions and actions within the socio-cultural, economic and political milieu (Giordano, 2011a;Giordano & Benedikter, 2012a;Benedikter & Giordano, 2011;Benedikter, Giordano, & FitzGerald, 2010).…”

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Addressing the Quantitative and Qualitative: A View to Complementarity—From the Synaptic to the Social

Giordano¹,

Rossi²,

Benedikter³

2013

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History and anthropology reveal the perdurable human characteristic of attempting to create and employ some form of quantifiable representation of the qualitative aspects of life and the natural world. The recent revolution in the ability to quantify neurobiological processes through advanced neurotechnologies, and the announcement of comprehensive mapping of neuronal pathways as priorities both within the United States (e.g. the Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnology, BRAIN, Initiative), and internationally (e.g. the European Union's Human Brain Project) call forth questions about how data, both quantitative and qualitative, can and should be leveraged to sustain neuroscientific research and related applications that are ethically sound, technically viable, and socially relevant. As neuroscience evermore gains influence in medical, public, economic and political spheres, it will be important to ask (early and iteratively) what such science-as a human endeavor-seeks to achieve, and how the methods selected (whether quantitative, qualitative, or some combination thereof) may help to realize such goals. In this paper we explore potential sources of tension, alignment, and integration with respect to the quantitative and qualitative domains of neuroscientific research, its influence upon society, and the role that the field of neuroethics can-and arguably should-play in rendering balance to the use of neuroscientific knowledge as both lens into the brain, and mirror upon human thought and action. Ultimately, we propose a stance of complementarity with a view toward maximizing the benefits of both the quantitative and qualitative domains.

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“…Moreover, given the leverage that bioscience and technology confer and elicit upon an increasingly pluralist world stage, any such ethics, guidelines, and policies will need to be articulated in culturally sensitive ways, so as to best reflect the dynamics of what has been termed the contemporary “global shift” [3]. In light of this, we posit that education that is singularly focused upon either the sciences or the humanities will not be sufficiently deep or broad to prepare future practitioners and leaders to engage the challenges evoked by an ever-expanding capability of science and technology in medicine and/or society [4,5]. …”

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Aequilibrium prudentis: on the necessity for ethics and policy studies in the scientific and technological education of medical professionals

Anderson

Giordano

2013

BMC Med Educ

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BackgroundThe importance of strong science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education continues to grow as society, medicine, and the economy become increasingly focused and dependent upon bioscientific and technological innovation. New advances in frontier sciences (e.g., genetics, neuroscience, bio-engineering, nanoscience, cyberscience) generate ethical issues and questions regarding the use of novel technologies in medicine and public life.DiscussionIn light of current emphasis upon science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education (at the pre-collegiate, undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels), the pace and extent of advancements in science and biotechnology, the increasingly technological orientation and capabilities of medicine, and the ways that medicine – as profession and practice – can engage such scientific and technological power upon the multi-cultural world-stage to affect the human predicament, human condition, and perhaps nature of the human being, we argue that it is critical that science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education go beyond technical understanding and directly address ethical, legal, social, and public policy implications of new innovations. Toward this end, we propose a paradigm of integrative science, technology, ethics, and policy studies that meets these needs through early and continued educational exposure that expands extant curricula of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs from the high school through collegiate, graduate, medical, and post-graduate medical education. We posit a synthetic approach that elucidates the historical, current, and potential interaction of scientific and biotechnological development in addition to the ethico-legal and social issues that are important to educate and sustain the next generation of medical and biomedical professionals who can appreciate, articulate, and address the realities of scientific and biotechnological progress given the shifting architectonics of the global social milieu.SummaryWe assert that current trends in science, technology, medicine, and global politics dictate that these skills will be necessary to responsibly guide ethically sound employment of science, technology, and engineering advancements in medicine so as to enable more competent and humanitarian practice within an increasingly pluralistic world culture.

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The future of the self-image of the human being in the Age of Transhumanism, Neurotechnology and Global Transition

Cited by 23 publications

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A meta-science for a global bioethics and biomedicine

A meta-science for a global bioethics and biomedicine

Addressing the Quantitative and Qualitative: A View to Complementarity—From the Synaptic to the Social

Aequilibrium prudentis: on the necessity for ethics and policy studies in the scientific and technological education of medical professionals

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