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PMID: 21508192 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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This paper criticises John Harris's attempts to defend an account of a 'harmed condition' that can stand independently of intuitions about what is 'normal'. I argue that because Homo sapiens is a sexually dimorphic species, determining whether a particular individual is in a harmed condition or not will sometimes require making reference to the normal capacities of their sex. Consequently, Harris's account is unable to play the role he intends for it in debates about the ethics of human enhancement. |
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Robert Sparrow |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: Journal of medical ethics Volume: 37 ISSN: 1473-4257 ISO Abbreviation: J Med Ethics Publication Date: 2011 May |
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Created Date: 2011-04-21 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7513619 Medline TA: J Med Ethics Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 276-9 Citation Subset: E; IM |
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Centre for Human Bioethics, School of Philosophical, Historical, and International Studies, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria 3800, Australia. robert.sparrow@arts.monash.edu.au. |
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