Modern medicine blurs the line between treatment and enhancement. From gene editing to anti-aging interventions to prescription stimulants, the therapies of today and tomorrow promise us mastery over human suffering and the human condition more generally. But is this promise a false one? To what extent might the medicalized pursuit of perfection dehumanize and degrade us?

On Wednesday, March 20th, join us for a lunch seminar on the ethics of biological and genetic enhancement. In anticipation of our discussion, we will be reading “The Case Against Perfection,” an Atlantic article by Michael Sandel. You can find a link to the text below.