Not withstanding the current open questions on what to write for <a href="http://bioethics.gov">bioethics.gov</a>, I was wondering if anyone here knows Dr. Allen Buchanan. I was surprised that I haven't heard of him yet. He seems to take a negative view of the precautionary principle, and doesn't explicitly recognize the proactionary principle, but does mention "cautionary heuristics".<br>
<br>His testimony to the president's bioethics commission:<br><a href="http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/bioethics/100708/globe_show/default_go_archive.cfm?gsid=1381&type=flv&test=0&live=0">http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/bioethics/100708/globe_show/default_go_archive.cfm?gsid=1381&type=flv&test=0&live=0</a><br>
<br>20min podcast interivew mp3 thing on human enhancement:<br><a href="http://philosophybites.com/2009/05/allen-buchanan-on-enhancement.html">http://philosophybites.com/2009/05/allen-buchanan-on-enhancement.html</a><br><br>
Beyond Humanity? The Ethics of Biomedical Enhancement<br><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Humanity-Biomedical-Enhancement-Practical/dp/0199587817/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278790929&sr=1-7">http://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Humanity-Biomedical-Enhancement-Practical/dp/0199587817/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1278790929&sr=1-7</a><br>
<br>duke page:<br><a href="http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Philosophy/allen.buchanan">http://fds.duke.edu/db/aas/Philosophy/allen.buchanan</a><br><br>Are there other philosophers that are not well known to us? I guess asking this question is hopeless, but I might as well try :-).<br>
<br>- Bryan<br><a href="http://heybryan.org/">http://heybryan.org/</a><br>1 512 203 0507<br>