True to oneself? Broad and narrow ideas on authenticity in the enhancement debate

Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 285-300

  Bolt, L L E ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Authenticity; Autonomy; Cosmetic psychopharmacology; Enhancement; Neuroscience; Personal identity

Indexed keywords

COSMETIC; FLUOXETINE; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; BRAIN FUNCTION; CONSCIOUSNESS; DECISION MAKING; EMPATHY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HAPPINESS; IDENTITY; MORALITY; PERSONALITY; POLICY; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; RESPONSIBILITY; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; ARTICLE; CHARACTER; ETHICS; HUMAN; HUMAN CHARACTERISTIC; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

BIOMEDICAL ENHANCEMENT; CHARACTER; HUMAN CHARACTERISTICS; HUMANS; MORALS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 38449114961     PISSN: 13867415     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11017-007-9039-8     Document Type: Review

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