Which term refers to a movement advocating using advanced technologies to enhance human abilities beyond normal limits, raising ethical dilemmas?

• A. Transhumanism
• B. Bioethics
• C. Humanism
• D. Enhancement medicine

Answer: (A)

The key idea here is a movement that promotes using advanced technologies to push human abilities beyond what’s normally possible, with careful attention to the ethical questions that such changes raise. Transhumanism is the term that captures this stance. It envisions using tools like genetic editing, cybernetic implants, brain–computer interfaces, artificial intelligence, and other life-extension or cognitive-enhancement technologies to improve physical strength, mental performance, senses, and longevity. This brings up ethical dilemmas about who gets access to these technologies, how to ensure safety and informed consent, potential impacts on identity and what it means to be human, and broader social implications such as inequality and governance.

Bioethics, while central to analyzing ethical issues in biology and medicine, isn’t the movement advocating for enhancement itself. Humanism focuses on human values and dignity in a broad philosophical sense rather than a concrete program of technologically augmenting humans. Enhancement medicine might describe practices aimed at improving function, but it isn’t the recognized movement name that specifically advocates pushing humanity beyond natural limits.