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The piece in the above link is intended for readers with a general interest in the ethical issues involved with human enhancements. It was written with the purpose of exploring ethnical concerns in several key areas of the subject, such as mood and personality enhancement. The authors use evidence presented by both sides to come to their conclusions. The primary conclusion being that people need to consider all possible ramifications before undergoing enhancement. It provides some good arguments that are pro enhancement that can prove useful for future papers on the subject.
Bostrom N, Sandberg A. Enhancing humans. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press; 2007. http://www.akira.ruc.dk/~fkt/filosofi/Artikler%20m.m/Posthumanism/Bostrom%20-%20The%20Wisdom%20of%20Nature,%20An%20Evolutionary%20Heuristic%20for%20Human%20Enhancement.pdf. September 5, 2015
This piece has to do with going against humanity's evolutionary path with enhancements, and is intended for readers who ponder the ethics of human enhancements. It goes on about how evolution caused by nature is currently to complicated for human technologies to mettle with without consequences. It concludes with stating that if we clearly understand how and why a human trait currently exists than we can safely modify it. It does provide some helpful information that I can use for the against(ish) side of the argument.
Corbyn Z. Live forever: Scientists say they'll soon extend life 'well beyond 120'. The Guardian. January 11, 2015. http://www.theguardian.com/us. Accessed September 5, 2015.
The above is an interesting news article that talks about the possibility of anti-aging medicine and the very wealthy people who are funding the research and development. The targeted audience and purpose has to do with those who are interested in the idea of medicine that is able to extend their life span. The article mentions several different methods for prolonging life, and the idea that medicine that extends life span doesn't have to mean immortality. It is that last part that might prove useful in any paper I might right, as so many get stuck on immortality.
Heller J, Peterson C. Human enhancement and nano technology. Foresight Institute website. https://www.foresight.org/policy/brief2.html. Accessed September 5, 2015.
This piece briefly explores nanotechnology and human enhancements, as well as ethical concerns enhancements may have. The piece is mostly concerned with starting debates on issues that could come with enhancements, such as pressure and larger social disparity. The article provides some useful insight into potential pitfalls of human enhancements that I will make reference of.
Jha A. Report raises ethical concerns about human enhancement technologies. The Guardian. November 7, 2012. http://www.theguardian.com/science/2012/nov/07/report-ethical-concerns-human-enhancement-technologies. Accessed September 5, 2015.
The news article main focus has to do with the good and the bad with how enhancements will effect the work environment, so people in the workforce curious/interested about the topic are probably the targeted audience. The article provides fair points on both sides of the arguments that will be useable in my writing. The purpose of the article, like all articles in a field that has yet to reach general use, is mainly to spark debate on the ethics of using enhancements in the work place.
Lin P. Could human enhancement turn soldiers into weapons that violate international law? Yes. The Atlantic. January 4, 2013. http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/01/could-human-enhancement-turn-soldiers-into-weapons-that-violate-international-law-yes/266732/. Accessed September 5, 2015.
The above article is for those who are concerned about military application of human enhancements, and is meant as a call to arms for the limiting of human enhancements, at least in warfare. While I personally do not like the article, what with its rampant speculation and constant use of extreme examples, It does raise a fair point on the potential role human enhancements could have in war. On a semi-unrelated note, my favorite argument in the article has to do with the ethical issues of when the man stops being a man and becomes a robot. The example used was when every part of the human body was replaced with a machine part ( at that point I think the military would have just built a robot instead.)
Reflection:
Upon looking at the blogs of fellow class mates Cati Krutilla (Chicago style) and Yazmin (I assume MLA style) (here are some links to their blogs in general, in case for whatever reason those other two hyperlinks fail: C and Y,) I realized some things about my own post. First, it is rather hard to find another AMA style, guess I just wasn't looking in the right places. Either way I'm indifferent on that. Secondly, I should say in the annotations that these are mostly philosophical pondering. Therefore they have no experiment to annotate about. The importance of these citations is to properly attribute the work to their rightful source and avoid a serious hassle. However, I not very fond by the fact that there are so many citation styles out there. To me at least, it just seems so unnecessary to have some many styles.
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