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Developing world bioethics

ISSN 1471-8847

1 paper in the library · publishing 2009

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Buddhism and neuroethics: the ethics of pharmaceutical cognitive enhancement.

Developing world bioethics August 2009 Andrew Fenton

This paper integrates some Buddhist moral values, attitudes and self-cultivation techniques into a discussion of the ethics of cognitive enhancement technologies - in particular, pharmaceutical enhancements. Many Buddhists utilize meditation techniques that are both integral to their practice and are believed to enhance the cognitive and affective states of experienced practitioners....