ethical and social questions that arise when enhancing the young /
editor, Saskia K. Nagel.
Cham, Switzerland :
Springer,
[2019]
1 online resource
Advances in neuroethics,
2252-5685
Includes bibliographical references.
Intro; Foreword; Contents; 1: Introduction; References; Part I: Perspectives on the Specific Value of Childhood: Self-Control, Autonomy, and Naturalness; 2: Shaping Children: The Pursuit of Normalcy in Pediatric Cognitive Neuro-enhancement; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 The Idea of Normalcy; 2.3 Why Ends Matter; 2.4 Motives and Reasons; 2.5 Challenges of Psychiatric Disorders; 2.5.1 Models of Disability; 2.5.2 Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); 2.6 Key Ethical Issues Arising from Cognitive Neuro-enhancement; 2.6.1 Autonomy; 2.6.2 Designing Children; 2.6.3 Private and Public Interests
2.7 ConclusionReferences; 3: Self-Control Enhancement in Children: Ethical and Conceptual Aspects; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Science of Self-Control and the Relevance of Childhood Self-Control; 3.3 Should Self-Control Be Enhanced?; 3.4 Should Children's Self-Control Be Enhanced?; 3.4.1 Impermissible Self-Control Enhancement; 3.4.2 Permissible Enhancement; 3.4.3 Obligatory Enhancement; 3.5 Conclusion; References; 4: Neuro-enhancement at the Margins of Autonomy: In the Best Interest of Children and Elderly?; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 At the Margins of Autonomy
4.2.1 The Anatomy of Autonomy4.2.2 The Autonomy of Young Children with Increasing Decision-Making Capabilities; 4.2.3 The Autonomy of Elderly with Diminishing Decision-Making Capabilities; 4.3 Acting in the Best Interest of the Non-autonomous and Neuro-enhancement; 4.3.1 An Argument for Pediatric Neuro-enhancement; 4.3.2 An Argument for Enhancing Elderly with Diminishing Autonomy (and Why It Is Implausible); 4.4 Neuro-enhancement at the Margins of Autonomy; 4.4.1 What Is the Difference?; 4.4.2 Overshadowing; 4.4.3 In the Best Interest of the Future-Autonomous; References
5: Paediatric Neuro-enhancement and Natural Goodness5.1 Introduction: Enhancement and Human Nature; 5.2 Human Nature and Childhood; 5.3 The Special Case of Paediatric Neuro-enhancement; 5.4 Conclusion; References; Part II: Learning from Perspectives of the Publics; 6: Experimental Neuroethics; 6.1 The Contrastive Vignette Technique; 6.2 Contrastive Quantitized Content Analysis; 6.3 The CVT Minimizes the Impact of Cognitive Biases; 6.4 The CVT in Action; 6.5 Subject Population; 6.6 Statistical Analysis; 6.7 Normative Analysis; References
7: Public Perceptions of Prescription Drug Use for Cognitive Enhancement in Healthy Children and Adolescents7.1 Introduction; 7.1.1 Ethical Debates About CE of Young People; 7.1.2 Limited Research on Public Perceptions Regarding CE of Young People; 7.1.3 Aims of the Secondary Analysis; 7.2 Methods; 7.2.1 Design and Participants; 7.2.2 Measures; 7.2.3 Statistical Analysis; 7.3 Results and Discussion; 7.3.1 Restrictions; 7.3.2 Peer Pressure; 7.3.3 Limitations of the Study and Methods-Related Directions for Future Research; 7.4 Conclusion; References
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The volume offers a unique collection of articles on pediatric neuroenhancement from an international and multidisciplinary perspective. In recent years, the topic of "neuroenhancement" has become increasingly relevant in academia and practice, as well as among the public. While autonomous adults are free to choose neuroenhancement, in children it presents its own ethical, social, legal, and developmental issues. A plethora of potential (neurotechnological) enhancement agents are on the market. While the manifold issues surrounding the topic have been extensively discussed, there is little work on the specific questions that arise in children and adolescents. This book addresses this gap in the literature: Next to conceptual and normative work on autonomy and self-control, the collection explores the implications for parenting and schooling, and provides input for a discussion of public attitudes. It is a valuable resource for the different academic communities confronted with questions of how to evaluate and approach enhancement in children and is of interest to neuroethicists, scholars in applied ethics and neurology, psychiatrists and psychologists as well as scientists developing enhancement interventions for children.
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