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Transhumanism And Virtue Ethics

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Transhumanism should be integrated with a philosophy that tells you what is “good” and what to steer clear from. The three main ethical philosophies are virtue ethics, deontology, and consequestialism. Virtue ethics focuses on the character of a person and defines the good as someone who possesses good character traits. Hence, virtue transhumanism will aim at improving the character of humans by technology. Moral enhancement is working on this aspect of transhumanism. “Deontology is concerned with rules guiding good behavior” (Hrenka 1). When people behave according to those ethical rules, their actions are judged as good. Hence, deontological transhumanism aims at increasing the ability of human beings to follow these certain rules. In a more
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