의료적 관점에서 바라본 몸의 증강과 덕 윤리

Abstract

In a liberal society, physical enhancement is entirely dependent on individual choices and inclinations. Unlike the traditional medical field, in the field of medical enhancement, the good pursued by doctors and patients do not necessarily coincide. This inconsistency of the good reduces the doctor-patient relationship to a simple contractual relationship mediated by technology and renders it impersonal. In this study, the virtue ethical aspects of the subjects of physical enhancement were examined from medical perspective. Uncontrolled patient autonomy over physical enhancement technology may lead to unhappiness due to excessive medical over spending. What these patients need is the virtue of moderation out of subordination to technology. In the field of enhancement, the good pursued by doctors should value human-centered 'optimization' rather than technology-oriented values such as the perfection of technology or 'maximization', and only in this case the patient and the doctor can be able to achieve the good of technology.