Final Annotated Bibliography for the QRG Assignment.

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Bostrom N, Roach R. Ethical issues in human enhancement.  New waves in applied ethics. London, United Kingdom: Pelgrave Macmillan; 2008. http://www.nickbostrom.com/ethics/human-enhancement.pdf. September 5, 2015.

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 logos based arguments that are pro enhancement that can prove useful for future papers on the subject.
Bostrom N, Sandberg A.The wisdom of nature: An evolutionary heuristic for human enhancement.  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 logos based information that I can use in the cons section.
 
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. The usefulness of this article lies in its primarily ethos based arguments, which I plan on referencing.

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 logos based insight into potential pitfalls of human enhancements that I will make reference of.

Humani victus instrumenta: ars coquinaria. Web Gallery of Art. http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/m/master/xunk_it/xunk_it4/zhead3.html. Accessed September 27, 2015.

The above is a about a 15th century painting of what appears to be a robot.  I plan to use it to break up the text wall somewhere in the cons section.

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. I can use it for that purpose as well as its ethos based arguments.

 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.) I plan to use it for it's pathos arguments which are designed to convince people that action needs to be taken.

Mosbergen D. Brain implant to cure mental disorders may soon be a thing. The Huffington Post.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/27/brain-implants-mental-disorders-darpa_n_5395708.html. Published May 27, 2014. Accessed September 13, 2015.

The above post is about how a new type of device, similar to the brain pacemaker, is being developed to help people with mental disorders. I plan to use the device as an example of the benefits of enhancement. The target audience of the article is those who are interested in such a device.technology. An interesting thing to note is that DARPA is giving grant money to two institutions to work on this device. It is interesting because people are commenting on how untrustworthy the device is because of that (admittedly, I don't think some of those people read the article, but just saw the word DARPA and the title.)  I plan on using it in conjunction with the other Mosbergen article as examples of how ethos is being used in the rhetoric surrounding the human enhancement controversy.

Mosbergen D. Military's tiny implant could give people self-healing powers. The Huffington Post.  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/26/implant-self-healing-neuromodulation-darpa_n_5869072.html. Published September 26, 2014. Accessed September 13, 2015.

This news post is about a new implant being developed. This implant would be a closed looped system that aids in healing various problems in the body, one of which is arthritis. The interesting and useful for my purposes part is not just the device but people's reaction to the device. An interesting tidbit about this device is that it is being developed by DARPA, a branch of the Defense Department. The reaction being, for some, immediate distrust and/or damnation of the implant.  I plan on using it in conjunction with the other Mosbergen article as examples of how ethos is being used.

Petersen J, Ryberg J, Wolf C, eds.  New Waves in Applied Ethics (New Waves in Philosophy). Amazon.com.  http://www.amazon.com/New-Waves-Applied-Ethics-Philosophy/dp/0230537847. Published January 22, 2008. Accessed September 25, 2015.

The above is an amazon.com page that I plan to link to in my papers, it contains the top most Bostrom and Roache essay, that a part of the target audience might be interested in getting.