As implicações éticas da transhumanismo: uma análise a partir do melhoramento humano

Abstract

The topic of this dissertation it's transhumanism and it's ethical implications due bioenhancements practices. I analyze the moral pertinence of these techniques employed under a consequentialist ethical framework, derived from an utilitarianism tradition. For that, I verified both the reasons purposed by those who defends the use of bioenhancents, and those purposed by their opponents - bioconservatives. And I propose a substantiated answer to for the question: with the use of technology we can change ourselves as species, but morally should we? I argue that there's no absolute impediment to bioenhancements; the morality of it's use depends on it's consequences