Conference report: the Nour Foundation Georgetown University & Blackfriars Hall,Oxford University Symposium Series Technology, Neuroscience & the Nature of Being: Considerations of Meaning, Morality and Transcendence part I: The Paradox of Neurotechnology 8 May 2009.
Guillermo Palchik
Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine July 17, 2009 DOI: 10.1186/1747-5341-4-9 (opens in new tab)
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| Keywords | Humans Human development Consciousness Biotechnology Neurology Congresses as topic |
| Key points | The symposium convened ten leading figures from neuroscience, robotics, and philosophy to discuss novel neuroscientific technologies, consciousness, and human development, and to offer ethical, moral, and practical perspectives on their promise and potential abuses. |
Abstract
This reviews the first of a tripartite symposia series dealing with novel neuroscientific technologies, the nature of consciousness and being, and the questions that arise from such interactions. The event took place on May 8 2009, at Georgetown University, and brought together ten leading figures on fields ranging from Neuroscience and Robotics to Philosophy, that commented on their research and provided ethical, moral and practical insight and perspectives into how these technologies can shape the future of neuroscientific and human development, as well as denoting the potential abuses and the best way to proceed about them.