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36¿Consecuencias, de qué? Claves de la subsistencia del UtilitarismoTelos: Revista Iberoamericana de Estudios Utilitaristas 18 (1): 105-125. 2011.Despite the strong criticisms to ethical utilitarianism, this theory has not succumbed and remains one of the most notorious. The main criticisms address to the consequentialist conception of right that underlies the theory. However,it has been such a conception of right that, at the same time, saved utilitarianism. The article set out the features and changes that, according to the author, are the causes to explain the subsistence of utilitarianism
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34La entidad de los animales y nuestras obligaciones con ellosSignos Filosóficos 8 (15): 105-128. 2006.The article analyzes two basic matters in the recent development of the zooethics. First, whether traditional reasons for the coincidence between the limits of moral community and the limits of human species are valid. Second, the question of what kind of obligations we would have with animals in..
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174Artificial Intelligence as a Socratic Assistant for Moral EnhancementNeuroethics 13 (3): 275-287. 2019.The moral enhancement of human beings is a constant theme in the history of humanity. Today, faced with the threats of a new, globalised world, concern over this matter is more pressing. For this reason, the use of biotechnology to make human beings more moral has been considered. However, this approach is dangerous and very controversial. The purpose of this article is to argue that the use of another new technology, AI, would be preferable to achieve this goal. Whilst several proposals have be…Read more
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28Ethical requisites for neuroenhancement of moral motivationRamon Llull Journal of Applied Ethics 8 (8): 159-181. 2017.No agreement exists among ethical theories on what cancount as a right moral motivation. This hampers us from knowingwhether an intervention in motivation biology can be considered positivefor human morality. To overcome this difficulty, this paper identifiesminimal requirements for moral enhancement that could be accepted bythe major moral theories. Subsequently four possible scenarios are presentedwhere the most promising neural interventions on moral motivationare implemented, by means of dru…Read more
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10Ethical Analysis of the Embryonic Stem Cell ControversyEubios Journal of Asian and International Bioethics 22 (6): 226-235. 2012.Medical research on human embryo stem cells has provoked a considerable amount of moral controversy. In this paper, the author critically analyses the arguments in this debate. A theory of moral status that coherently and plausibly advocates the use of embryonic stem cells in therapeutic research is also outlined.
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University of GranadaSenior Lecturer
Areas of Specialization
Applied Ethics |
Areas of Interest
Applied Ethics |
Biological Enhancement |