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So my dissertation is going to be in bio-ethics. It's laughably ironic considering I've eschewed science all my life, and am now condemning myself to a future of monitoring and scrutinising its developments. Anyway, more specifically, I'll (most likely) be considering various conceptions of human dignity, their coherence, and whether genetic enhancement truly encroaches on them.
I'd say I chose this topic because I strongly believe philosophical thought has to be relevant to society and causally effective, and bio-ethics happens to be one of the most progressive fields I approve of. But in reality I'm tickled by the idea of post-humans marching around in droves, dystopia-style. Even the term "post-human" is deliciously amiss; it makes me cackle. My aim in telling you this? To elucidate my nebulous aspirations, and also to remind everyone (myself included) that I'm still alive and kicking.
I'd say I chose this topic because I strongly believe philosophical thought has to be relevant to society and causally effective, and bio-ethics happens to be one of the most progressive fields I approve of. But in reality I'm tickled by the idea of post-humans marching around in droves, dystopia-style. Even the term "post-human" is deliciously amiss; it makes me cackle. My aim in telling you this? To elucidate my nebulous aspirations, and also to remind everyone (myself included) that I'm still alive and kicking.