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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.

Original publication

DOI

10.1196/annals.1382.021

Type

Conference paper

Publication Date

12/2006

Volume

1093

Pages

321 - 338

Keywords

Biomedical Enhancement, Cognition, Humans, Social Justice, Sports