Should people have indefinite lifespans? Ethical and social considerations in life-extension
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People have always sought eternal life and everlasting youth. Recent technological breakthroughs and our growing understanding of ageing have given strength to the idea that a cure for human ageing can eventually be developed. In this talk, I will discuss the prospect of eradicating human ageing, its potential social consequences, and ethical implications. I will argue that developing the means to abolish ageing is an ethical endeavour because the goal of biomedical research is to allow people to be as healthy as possible for as long as possible. Nonetheless, radical increases in human lifespan raise major social and ethical questions, which will be discussed.
Date:
16 November 2023, 17:00 (Thursday, 6th week, Michaelmas 2023)
Venue:
St Cross College, St Giles OX1 3LZ
Venue Details:
St Cross Room
Speaker:
Professor João Pedro de Magalhães (University of Birmingham)
Organising department:
Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics
Organiser:
Dr Hazem Zohny (University of Oxford)
Part of:
New St Cross Special Ethics Seminar Series
Booking required?:
Required
Booking url:
https://www.practicalethics.ox.ac.uk/event/mt23-st-cross-seminar-professor-joao-pedro-de-magalhaes
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Rachel Gaminiratne
