Neuromodulation for moral enhancement: the case of neurofeedback

Abstract

This article aims to pay heed to the rational and deliberative dimensions of moral agency within the project of moral enhancement. In this sense, it is presented how the technique of neurofeedback might contribute to the enhancement of moral deliberations and autonomy. Furthermore, this brain-computer interface is thought as a possible element of a Socratic moral assistant (Lara & Deckers 2020) interested in improving moral enhancement within a model of full interaction between moral agents and such a moral assistant. This proposal does not embrace the project of moral bioenhancement, centred in the improvement of moral emotions through neuropharmacology. Moreover it rejects the delegation of moral decision-making to moral artificial agents because this would mean that there is continuity between moral human and artificial moral agents.