道德生物增強的發條橙困局

The Clockwork Orange Predicament of Moral Bioenhancement

Authors

  • 葉金州 (YE Jinzhou) 華中科技大大學 (Huazhong University of Science & Technology, CHINA)

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24112/ijccpm.233391

Abstract

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in Chinese; abstract in English.

Modifying the human brain and body through biotechnology and similar techniques in the name of enhancing human morality is akin to putting a clockwork into an orange. Such an endeavour not only faces technical challenges – in particular, the mismatch between the neuroessentialism presupposed by moral bioenhancement and the working mechanism of human morality – but also deeply misconstrues the very nature of moral learning and development. Even more alarmingly, it carries the risk of paternalism due to its extreme reductionist understanding of morality, opening the door for manipulation and domination. Ultimately, the vision of a world populated by clockwork oranges is a disheartening one.

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Published

2025-12-19

How to Cite

YE, J. (2025). 道德生物增強的發條橙困局: The Clockwork Orange Predicament of Moral Bioenhancement. International Journal of Chinese &Amp; Comparative Philosophy of Medicine, 23(2), 35–39. https://doi.org/10.24112/ijccpm.233391

Issue

Vol. 23 No. 2 (2025)

Section

Commentary

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