New advances in neuroscience promise innovations in national security,
especially in the areas of law enforcement, intelligence collection,
and armed conflict. But ethical questions emerge about how we can, and
should, use these innovations. This book draws on the open literature
to map the development of neuroscience, particularly through funding
by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, in certain areas
like behavior prediction, behavior modification, and neuroenhancement,
and its use in the creation of novel weapons. It shows how advances in
neuroscience and new technologies raise ethical issues that challenge
the norms of law enforcement, intelligence collection, and armed
conflict, broadly grouped under the term "national security."
Increasing technological sophistication without attention to ethics,
this book argues, risks creating conditions for the development of
"dual-use" technologies that may be prone to misuse, are grounded in
an incomplete understanding of the brain, or are based on a limited
view of the political contexts in which these technologies arise. A
concluding section looks at policy and regulatory options that might
promote the benefits of emerging neuroscience, while mitigating
attendant risks. Key Features: First broad survey of the ethics of
neuroscience as it applies to national security Innovative ethical
analysis over a range of cross-cutting technologies including behavior
prediction and modification tools, human enhancement, and novel lethal
and nonlethal weapons Ethical analysis covering all stages from the
development, testing, and use (or misuse) of these technologies; and
decisions from the individual scientist to the nation state Strong
policy focus at multiple levels, from self-governance to international
regulation Combination of philosophical analysis with grounded,
practical recommendations
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ISBN
9780429824142
Publisert
2021
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Routledge
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Engelsk
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Digital bok
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