Penn Bioethics Seminar (PBS): Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes and the Dilemmas of Military Neuroenhancement with Łukasz Kamieński, PhD

Flowers for Algernon by Daniel Keyes and the Dilemmas of Military Neuroenhancement

Łukasz Kamieński, PhD
Lecturer in Political Science                                                                            Faculty of International and Political Studies
Jagiellonian University                                                                                Krakow, Poland

Science fiction has long inspired scientific and engineering research. As the genre tends to focus on worst-case scenarios of technology development and implementation, it also encourages ethical reflection. In this talk, I offer my reading of the novel Flowers of Algernon by Daniel Keyes through the prism of bioethical issues raised by the prospective use of neurotechnologies for enhancement purposes in the military contexts

Lunch is provided for in-person attendees.
Livestreaming available via Zoom.