The Internet as Cognitive Enhancement.
The Internet has been identified in human enhancement scholarship as a powerful cognitive enhancement technology. It offers instant access to almost any type of information, along with the ability to share that information with others. The aim of this paper is to critically assess the enhancement po...
| Published in: | Science & Engineering Ethics Vol. 26; no. 4; pp. 2345 - 2363 |
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