Shaping Children

Ethical and Social Questions that Arise when Enhancing the Young
1. Auflage 2019
ISBN: 978-3-030-10676-8
Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Buch, Englisch, 212 Seiten, Format (B × H): 160 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 547 g

Reihe: Advances in Neuroethics

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.

Zielgruppe

Professional/practitioner

Autoren/Hrsg.

Nagel, Saskia K.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizinische Fachgebiete Kinder- & Jugendpsychiatrie
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Psychotherapie / Klinische Psychologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Bioethik, Tierethik
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Neurowissenschaften, Kognitionswissenschaft
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Neurologie, Klinische Neurowissenschaft
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Bioethik, Tierethik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Perspectives on the specific value of childhood –self-control, autonomy, and naturalness  12. Shaping Children: The Pursuit of Normalcy in Pediatric Cognitive Neuro-enhancement.- Self-control enhancement in children: Ethical and conceptual aspects.- Neuro-Enhancement at the Margins of Autonomy: In the Best Interest of Children and Elderly?.- Pediatric Neuro-Enhancement and Natural Goodness.- Learning from Perspectives of the Publics  60. Experimental Neuroethics.- Public Perceptions of Prescription Drug Use for Cognitive Enhancement in Healthy Children and Adolescents.- Pediatric Pharmacological Cognitive Enhancement in a Self-Medicating Society.- Perspectives on implications for parenting, education, and policy  93. Enhancing young brains in contemporary family life: Exploring the context and scope of pediatric neuro-enhancement.- Education and the Ethics of Neuro-enhancement.- Self-melioration, autonomy and music enriched self-control. On enhancing children´sattention.- Explaining Gender Differences in the Diagnosis of ADHD in Children.- Pediatric neuroenhancement, best interest and autonomy: A case of normative reversal.

Über Autor(innen)

Saskia Nagel is professor for Applied Ethics and Ethics of Technology at RWTH Aachen University (Germany) and Associate Professor for Philosophy and Ethics of Technology at University of Twente (Netherlands). With a background in Cognitive Science and Philosophy, she develops approaches to individual and societal challenges in a technological culture, with a focus on the ethical, anthropological, and social consequences of scientific and technological progress. Her interdisciplinary research group explores how new human-technology-relations – as enabled by research in the fields of neuroscience, cognitive science, AI, or data science - influence human self-understanding and the understanding of moral values. She co-authored a position paper by the American Academy of Neurology endorsed by the Child Neurology Society and the American Neurological Association, on pediatric neuro-enhancement. Recent projects investigate questions of autonomy throughout life, responsibility, and trust. Saskia Nagel combines research in applied ethics with philosophy of mind and philosophy and ethics of technology and involves studies on the public understanding of sciences and technological advances.