This chapter provides an overview of the debate regarding the use of so-called smart drugs – drugs originally developed for medical purposes, which are used to improve “normal” human cognitive function. Following a brief summary of the currently available empirical data, it focuses on three areas that have been and continue to be most controversial: questions of definition from philosophy of medicine, ethical issues for individuals, and ethical aspects of smart drug use for society.
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Buyx, A. (2015). Smart drugs: Ethical issues. In Handbook of Neuroethics (pp. 1191–1206). Springer Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4707-4_91
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