Research on Equality Issues and Legal Governance of Emerging Bioenhancement Technologies
Emerging bioenhancement technologies significantly enhance individual capabilities through low-cost, high-efficiency means. However, their acquisition mechanism, which depends on financial affordability, may exacerbate social inequality. Scholars have proposed three governance approaches: the "...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | zho |
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Editorial Office of Medicine and Philosophy
2025-02-01
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| Series: | Yixue yu zhexue |
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| Online Access: | https://yizhe.dmu.edu.cn/article/doi/10.12014/j.issn.1002-0772.2025.03.12 |
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| Summary: | Emerging bioenhancement technologies significantly enhance individual capabilities through low-cost, high-efficiency means. However, their acquisition mechanism, which depends on financial affordability, may exacerbate social inequality. Scholars have proposed three governance approaches: the "all-or-nothing equality" approach, which presents value imbalance and feasibility issues; the "enhancement subsidy" strategy, which struggles to reduce group disparities; and the "subsidies coupled with prohibitions" model, but its reliance on luck egalitarianism carries the ethical risk of "leveling down". A governance approach based on relational egalitarianism opposes oppressive social relationships, focusing on whether differences in capability lead to political domination and social exclusion. This approach suggests that the state should promote the widespread adoption of these technologies through universal subsidies while regulating the threshold of general ability disparities to prevent the formation of oppressive social structures. |
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| ISSN: | 1002-0772 |