Thesis
Authenticity and the ethics of self-change
- Abstract:
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This dissertation focuses on the concept of authenticity and its implications for our projects of self-creation, particularly those involving the use of "enhancement technologies" (such as stimulant drugs, "mood brighteners", or brain stimulation). After an introduction to the concept of authenticity and the enhancement debate in the first part of the thesis, part 2 considers the main analyses of authenticity in the contemporary philosophical literature. It begins with those emphasizing
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Authors
Contributors
+ Crisp, R
Role:
Supervisor
+ Kahane, G
Role:
Supervisor
+ Savulescu, J
Role:
Supervisor
Funding
Bibliographic Details
- Publication date:
- 2013
- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- Oxford University, UK
Item Description
- Language:
- English
- Keywords:
- Subjects:
- UUID:
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- Local pid:
- ora:11765
- Deposit date:
- 2015-06-30
Terms of use
- Copyright holder:
- Erler, A
- Copyright date:
- 2013
- Notes:
- This thesis is not currently available in ORA.
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