Morphological freedom determines the right of a person to keep unchanged or to change his own body as he sees fit. His desire can be expressed both in the form of an appeal for a medical service, and in the form of a refusal to do so. [1] [2]
Content
Concept History
The term was probably first coined by the philosopher Max More in the article "Technological Self-Transformation: Expanding Personal Extropy", [3] where he defined morphological freedom as "the ability to change your body of your own free will through technologies such as surgery , genetic engineering , nanotechnology and loading of consciousness ." Later, Andres Sandberg, the term was defined as "the extension of the human right to own body, not only to own it, but also to change it of their own free will." [4] [5]
In March 2008, Sandberg and Natasha Vita-Mor made a joint report on morphological freedom in Second Life . [6]
Political Debate
According to technocrat Dale Carrico, the policy of morphological freedom implies a tolerant attitude towards the widest variety of body morphologies and lifestyles. Morphological freedom is a product of liberal pluralism , progressive cosmopolitanism and posthumanistic multiculturalism , associated with a change in approaches to the assessment of medical practice - from treatment to self-determination through genetic engineering, prosthetics and cognitive technologies [2] .
See also
- Bioethics
- Piercings
- Transsexuality
- Body art
- The right to live
- Body modifications
- Implants
- Cognitive freedom
Notes
- β Bostrom, N. In Defense of Posthuman Dignity (Neopr.) // Bioethics . - 2005. - T. 19 , No. 3 . - S. 202-214 . - DOI : 10.1111 / j.1467-8519.2005.00437.x . - PMID 16167401 .
- β 1 2 Carrico D. . The Politics of Morphological Freedom (Neopr.) . - 2006.
- β More M. . Technological Self-Transformation: Expanding Personal Extropy (Extropy # 10, vol. 4, no. 2) (English) : journal. - 1993.
- β Bradshaw, HG; Ter Meulen, R. A Transhumanist Fault Line Around Disability: Morphological Freedom and the Obligation to Enhance (Russian) // Journal of Medicine and Philosophy : journal. - 2010 .-- Vol. 35 , no. 6 . - P. 670-684 . - DOI : 10.1093 / jmp / jhq048 . - PMID 21076073 .
- β Sandberg A. Morphological Freedom - Why We not just Want it, but Need it ( journal ) : journal. - 2001. Archived on January 5, 2001.
- β GP Today: Natasha Vita-More & Anders Sandberg on Morphological Freedom in Second Life (inaccessible link) . Transumanar (March 9, 2008). Date of treatment December 11, 2016. Archived on May 11, 2008.
Links
- Carrico D. Keep Your Laws Off My Body ( Keep Your Laws Away From My Body). // Betterhumans , March 22, 2004
- Carrico D. A Dose of the New Medical Reality ( Dose) of the new medical reality) // Betterhumans , January 4 , 2005