Philosophy:Biohappiness
Biohappiness, or bio-happiness, is the elevation of well-being in humans and other animals through biological methods, including germline engineering through screening embryos with genes associated with a high level of happiness, or the use of drugs intended to raise baseline levels of happiness. The object is to facilitate the achievement of a state of "better than well."[1]
Proponents of biohappiness include the transhumanist philosopher David Pearce, whose goal is to end the suffering of all sentient beings[2] and the Canadian ethicist Mark Alan Walker. Walker has sought to defend biohappiness on the grounds that happiness ought to be of interest to a wide range of moral theorists; and that hyperthymia, a state of high baseline happiness, is associated with better outcomes in health and human achievement.[3][4]
The concept of biohappiness also has its high-profile critics, including Leon Kass, who served on the President's Council on Bioethics during the presidency of George W. Bush.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Walker, Mark (2011). "Happy-people-pills for all". International Journal of Wellbeing 1 (1): 127–148. doi:10.5502/ijw.v1i1.16. https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/195000853.pdf. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ↑ "Abolitionist Bioethics: Interview with David Pearce by Treehugger". September 2014. https://www.hedweb.com/transhumanism/bioethics.html.
- ↑ Walker, Mark (December 2006). In Praise of Bio-Happiness. IEET Monographs Series. 2. https://ieet.org/archive/IEET-02-BioHappiness.pdf. Retrieved 2020-07-23.
- ↑ Bailey, Ronald (2007-07-26). "Freezing or Uploading?" (in en-US). https://reason.com/2007/07/26/freezing-or-uploading/.
- ↑ Kass, Leon R. (2003-10-16). "The Pursuit of Biohappiness". The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/opinions/2003/10/16/the-pursuit-of-biohappiness/20673b4b-86e1-4601-8e5e-ab64e95f7fd4/.
External links
- The Biohappiness Revolution (video)
- Beyond Therapy: Biotechnology and the Pursuit of Happiness (The President's Council on Bioethics, Washington, D.C., October 2003).
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