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Is Aging a Disease? The Philosophical Debate between Bioconservatives and Transhumanists on Life Extension
(UMA Editorial, 2020-09-04)A profound revolution is afoot in the biomedical sciences. Aging is typically understood as a biological process of growing older with deleterious effects on our cognitive and physical capacities—a natural, normal, and ... -
Is aging a disease? The theoretical definition of aging in the light of the philosophy of medicine
(2019-11-19)In this talk, I attempt to shed light on the philosophical debate about the theoretical definition of aging from the discussion of the notion of disease in the philosophy of medicine. As a result, I introduce a concrete ... -
Longer Lives?: Understanding the Human Life Extension Possibilities
(2017-09-20)Over the last few years, ethical and social issues related to life extension have gathered much attention among biologists, medical doctors and philosophers. However, despite the general agreement on the importance of life ... -
A new framework for thinking about life extension
(2019-01-08)I propose an alternative framework for resolving the debate about life extension. This model builds upon the distinctions that Juengst (et al. 2003) and Wareham (2016) make about different levels and means to control human ... -
Old ideas from a new philosophical model: levels and means of human life extension
(2018-09-24)Since 2000, the possibility of extending human lifespan has been a highly debated topic by both biomedical scientists (de Grey and Rae, 2007; Olshansky & Carnes, 2002) and philosophers (Agar, 2010; Overall, 2003). One kind ...