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A Critical Consideration of Posthuman Perspectives on Happiness
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포스트휴머니즘 행복론에 대한 비판적 고찰

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The Korean Ethics Studies Association 윤리연구 윤리연구 제1권 제121호 KCI Accredited Journals
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2018.1
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317 - 342 (26page)

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The purpose of this article is to assess critically the optimistic view of happiness and the ethics of enhancement raised by posthumanism. More specifically, this study calls in question the legitimacy of moral enhancement which aims at achievement of happiness, perfect control of emotions, and improvement of human character through technological means. In this paper, I will argue that the control of emotions by technological means threaten the essence of happiness as self-realization and moral enhancement is unlikely to morally enhance people and make people happy in the true sense of the word. This study is organized as follows. The first section clarifies the definition of hedonia and eudaimonia as two conceptions of happiness. These are drived from hedonic view which focused on attainment of pleasure and avoidance of pain, and eudaimonic view which focused on self-realization and meaningful life. Hedonia is a subjective experience of pleasure which is an expected concomitant whenever there is a satisfaction of personal needs. Eudaimonia is an objective condition associated with living an rational and virtuous life. and It is considered as a consequence of an individual efforts toward excellence in fulfilling personal potentials. The second and third section summarize posthuman perspectives on happiness in relation to emotion and virtue and offer a relevant critique of the posthuman conceptualization of happiness. The conclusion can be briefly stated as follows. The manipulation of emotions by enhancement technologies seems to subvert moral agency and the technological improvement without moral agency would not amount to a true happiness at all. Thus, moral enhancement is a one-dimensional conceptualization of happiness that does not reflect the vision of self-realizaition and the good life.

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