Is Uplifting Ethical?

Uplifting is the process of altering an animal - or even an alien - to be smarter or able to use technology. Our ability to do this seem inevitable, and with it a host of moral dilemmas.

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Credits:
Is Uplifting Ethical?
Episode 429; January 11, 2024
Produced, Written & Narrated by: Isaac Arthur

Music Courtesy of
Epidemic Sound http://epidemicsound.com/creator
Stellardrone, "Red Giant", "Ultra Deep Field"
Sergey Cheremisinov, "Labyrinth", "Forgotten Stars"
Taras Harkavyi, "Alpha and ..."
Miguel Johnson, "So Many Stars"

Chapters
0:00 Intro
2:33 Biological or Physiological
4:06 Cultural
08:42 Ecological
11:03 Neurological
13:11 Non-Darwinian
14:44 Technological
18:00 Post-Biological
18:33 Methods
19:21 Reasons
24:23 Ethical Conundrums
27:36 Inevitability