You have thought and read about a lot things already. You’ve considered ethical

You have thought and read about a lot things already. You’ve considered ethical methods/approaches like deontology (rules-based ethics), consequentialism (results-based ethics), and virtue (character-based ethics). In your readings and your viewings, you have been thinking about what it means to be abled/disabled, therapeutic intervention for “repair,” intervention for enhancement, and what it means to be human if enhancements to physical and mental abilities are possible. In your discussion, use the readings and videos to respond, but I suggest that you start off with your focus on one main issue, not trying to cover everything. Also, this is another one of those discussions where it will be helpful to pose “for instance” examples to generate thoughts and responses. Questions to consider: As you consider dis/ability, repair, enhancement, and transhumanism, what personal (Panicola) and social (Cameron and Welch) ethical principles should be foremost in our minds? Are there additional virtues or principles we should be thinking about? In particular, how does human enhancement affect they ways we do or SHOULD think about what it means to be human? Is there a difference between therapeutic repair and enhancement? Should we draw a line somewhere? Why or why not? On a gut level, how do you FEEL about our speakers’ descriptions of a “transhuman” future? Then, beyond your feelings, what do you THINK about it? Your initial post should be about 250 words, and is due by Sunday at 11:59PM. By Tuesday at 11:59PM, you will have made at least two substantial replies to classmates. These MUST come on a different day from your first post. By Wednesday, you will have made a third visit to the discussion and will have made at least one additional comment. This can be short, but it is to help you make sure to close the loop on issues that have come up. Some tips: • Please answer the question(s) thoroughly. Treat the discussion boards as a professional conversation space rather than a wall. Generally, then, you want to avoid SMS-style abbreviations or emojis. • Spelling, grammar, and clarity of expression matter, so be sure to proofread before posting. For the discussion posts, the occasional typographical error is not going to ruin the whole post, but repeated errors make it difficult for the reader to understand your ideas. • You do not need to have a thesis statement like you would for an essay. However, your posts should be organized into well-structured paragraphs. • Use parenthetical citations to indicate the authors and pages where you are finding your information. You should be citing when you quote, paraphrase, or summarize. For example: I am intrigued by the question Ring et al. (1998) raise of whether in religion we are creating order or whether we are discovering order (8-9). When quoting directly, of course, use quotation marks. Keep direct quotations short. For example: Ring et al. (1998) emphasize ethics when they claim that “the religious goal – salvation, liberation, enlightenment – is often achieved as a result of moral action” (102). • Use your replies to help enhance and advance the conversation. By all means, tell classmates what you find helpful about their posts, but also: o Draw on course content to respond. o Make connections between ideas from this course, other courses, and the world around us. o Explain how your peer’s post affects you or what it makes you think about. o Appreciatively push your peer to consider critiques and alternatives. o Ask questions that further the conversation. Your grade for each discussion depends on: Development of Ideas — 10 points Responsiveness — 10 points Clarity of Expression — 5 points