Author | Dubljević, Veljko. author. Author. http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut |
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Title | Neuroethics, Justice and Autonomy: Public Reason in the Cognitive Enhancement Debate [electronic resource] / by Veljko Dubljević |
Imprint | Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019 |
Connect to | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13643-7 |
Descript | XV, 138 p. 1 illus. online resource |
List of abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Abstract -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. The political approach: Beyond utilitarianism and nonpublic reasons – public reason, autonomy and justice in neuroethics -- 1.2. The outcomes: Extension of Rawls' theory of justice in the practical account of public policy on cognitive enhancement -- 1.3. Research questions and the structure of the book -- 2. Conceptual and methodological foundations -- 2.1. Rawls’ political philosophy -- 2.2. Principles of justice as criteria for assessing cognitive enhancement of healthy adults – perspectives and counterarguments -- 2.3. Coercion and compulsion: the political and not metaphysical principle of autonomy in neuroethics -- 3. Psycho-pharmacological cognitive enhancements -- 3.1. Cognition-enhancement drugs: General issues -- 3.2. The case of Ritalin (Methylphenidate) -- 3.3. The case of Adderall (Amphetamine) -- 4. Electro-magnetic enhancements of cognition -- 4.1. Cognition-enhancement devices: General issues -- 4.2. The case of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) -- 4.3. The case of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) -- 5. Analysis of objections -- 5.1. Objections to the general approach -- 5.2. Could there be a convergence between liberals, socialists and conservatives on policy concerning cognitive enhancement? Objections to the idea of public reason -- 5.3. Specific objections to the argument and policy proposals -- 6. Conclusions -- Index