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The Fragility of Moral Traits to Technological Interventions
Neuroethics ( IF 1.4 ) Pub Date : 2020-09-26 , DOI: 10.1007/s12152-020-09452-6
Joao Fabiano

I will argue that deep moral enhancement is relatively prone to unexpected consequences. I first argue that even an apparently straightforward example of moral enhancement such as increasing human co-operation could plausibly lead to unexpected harmful effects. Secondly, I generalise the example and argue that technological intervention on individual moral traits will often lead to paradoxical effects on the group level. Thirdly, I contend that insofar as deep moral enhancement targets higher-order desires (desires to desire something), it is prone to be self-reinforcing and irreversible. Fourthly, I argue that the complex causal history of moral traits, with its relatively high frequency of contingencies, indicates their fragility. Finally, I conclude that attempts at deep moral enhancement pose greater risks than other enhancement technologies. For example, one of the major problems that moral enhancement is hoped to address is lack of co-operation between groups. If humanity developed and distributed a drug that dramatically increased co-operation between individuals, we would likely see a paradoxical decrease in co-operation between groups and a self-reinforcing increase in the disposition to engage in further modifications – both of which are potential problems.



中文翻译:

道德特质对技术干预的脆弱性

我将辩称,深层的道德提升相对容易产生意想不到的后果。我首先认为,即使是一个看起来很简单的道德提升实例,例如加强人类合作,也有可能导致意想不到的有害影响。其次,我对这个例子进行了概括,并认为对个体道德特征的技术干预通常会导致群体层面的悖论效应。第三,我认为,在深层道德提升针对更高层次的欲望(渴望某种东西)的情况下,它很容易自我强化和不可逆转。第四,我认为道德特质的复杂因果历史及其突发事件的发生频率相对较高,表明了它们的脆弱性。最后,我得出结论,深化道德增强的尝试比其他增强技术带来更大的风险。例如,希望提高道德的主要问题之一是团体之间缺乏合作。如果人类开发并分配了一种药物,从而大大增强了个人之间的合作,那么我们很可能会发现群体之间的合作反而减少,而从事进一步修改的性格会自我增强,这都是潜在的问题。

更新日期:2020-09-26
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