Pro-Enhancement Essentialism

American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience 2 (2):45-47 (2011)
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While I agree in principle both with Banja's (2011) moral relativist claim that there are no absolute moral categories and with his anti-essentialist position (Hauskeller 2009b), it seems to me tha...

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10.1080/21507740.2011.559915

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Virtue Essentialism and Prototypes: A Reply to My Critics.John Banja - 2011 - American Journal of Bioethics Neuroscience 2 (2):W5-W6.

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