The Institute for Science and Ethics

The Institute for Science and Ethics (formerly known as the Program on Ethics of the New Biosciences) was established in 2005. The Institute's approach was to apply analytic philosophy and argument from a non-partisan, open position, and to work directly with scientists to understand, analyse and interpret complex issues arising from scientific advance. The following page is an archived resource.

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Why is Cognitive Enhancement Deemed Unacceptable? The Role of Fairness, Deservingness, and Hollow Achievements

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The Ethics of Deep Brain Stimulation for the Treatment of Anorexia Nervosa

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Remorse, Penal Theory and Sentencing

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Brain stimulation for treatment and enhancement in children: an ethical analysis

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Summary: Mind Machines: The Regulation of Cognitive Enhancement Devices

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Mind Machines: The Regulation of Cognitive Enhancement Devices

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A case for the neuroenhancement of human relationships

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Engineering and ethical perspectives in synthetic biology

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The neuroethics of non-invasive brain stimulation

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Is immunisation child protection?

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Infectious Disease Ethics: Limiting Liberty in Contexts of Contagion

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Actualizable Potential, Reproduction, and Embryo Research: Bringing Embryos into Existence for Different Purposes or Not at All

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Human Liberation: removing biological and psychological barriers to freedom

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Neuroimaging and the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from patients in vegetative state

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Effective use of a Limited Antiviral Stockpile for Pandemic Influenza

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Brain Damage and the Moral Significance of Consciousness

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Human Enhancement