Clipping the angel's wings: why the medicalization of love may still be worrying

Clipping the angel's wings: why the medicalization of love may still be worrying

This is a critique of Earp, Sandberg and Savulescu's argument in support of a possible future neuromodulation of love and love-related relationships. I argue that, contrary to what is suggested by Earp, Sandberg and Savulescu, we do have good reason to be concerned about that possibility as wel...

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Veröffentlicht in:Cambridge quarterly of healthcare ethics 2015-07, Vol.24 (3), p.361-365
1. Verfasser: Hauskeller, Michael
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anxiety
Bioethics
Biomedical Enhancement - ethics
Humans
Interpersonal Relations
Love
Medicalization - ethics
Metaphor
Morals
Neurochemistry
Personal Autonomy
Philosophy, Medical
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Zusammenfassung:This is a critique of Earp, Sandberg and Savulescu's argument in support of a possible future neuromodulation of love and love-related relationships. I argue that, contrary to what is suggested by Earp, Sandberg and Savulescu, we do have good reason to be concerned about that possibility as well as about the medicalization of love that its pursuit would bring about.
ISSN:0963-1801
1469-2147
DOI:10.1017/S096318011400067X