The neuroright to cognitive liberty: foundations and scope of an emerging right
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Neurotechnology, Neurorights, Neurolaw, Cognitive liberty, Free will, Frankfurt cases, Cognitive enhancementAbstract
Neurorights are an innovative proposal to create new human rights that regulate the exacerbated advance of neurotechnologies. However, the conceptual content and legal appropriateness of these rights are currently the subject of extensive debate. In this paper, after offering an overview of the responses that neurorights provide to neurotechnological progress, we will focus on the conceptual analysis of cognitive liberty, which is considered a prerequisite for the rest of neurorights. Our analysis will be based on the negative and positive dimensions of this right. In the first case, cognitive liberty is closely related to the proposal of a neuroright to free will. In the second case, it is related to access to cognitive enhancement neurotechnologies.
Neurorights are an innovative proposal to create new human rights that regulate the exacerbated advance of neurotechnologies. However, the conceptual content and legal appropriateness of these rights are currently the subject of extensive debate. In this paper, after offering an overview of the responses that neurorights provide to neurotechnological progress, we will focus on the conceptual analysis of cognitive liberty, which is considered a prerequisite for the rest of neurorights. Our analysis will be based on the negative
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