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Justice, fairness, and enhancement.

Abstract:
This article begins by considering four traditional definitions of enhancement, then proposes a fifth, the Welfarist definition. It then considers fairness-based objections to enhancement, using the example of performance enhancement in sport. In so doing it defines sport and the values proper to it, surveys alternative theories of justice, considers the natural distribution of capabilities and disabilities, and draws a distinction between social, psychological, and biological enhancement. The article advances a new argument that justice requires enhancement.
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10.1196/annals.1382.021

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
HUMS
Department:
Philosophy Faculty
Role:
Author

Host title:
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences
Volume:
1093
Issue:
1
Pages:
321-338
Publication date:
2006-12-01
Event location:
United States
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EISSN:
1749-6632
ISSN:
0077-8923
ISBN:
9781573316651

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pubs:192523
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uuid:667a1f01-d15f-4be9-ba72-51d894a294a7
Local pid:
pubs:192523
Source identifiers:
192523
Deposit date:
2012-12-19

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