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Evaluating Ethical Frameworks for the Assessment of Human Cognitive Enhancement Applications

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In this chapter, we discuss our methodology and findings, and offer some concluding reflections.

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  1. Work Research Institute, Research Group on Responsible Innovation, Oslo and Akershus University College, Oslo, Norway

    Ellen-Marie Forsberg, Clare Shelley-Egan, Erik Thorstensen & Laurens Landeweerd

  2. Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Gjøvik, Norway

    Bjorn Hofmann

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Forsberg, EM., Shelley-Egan, C., Thorstensen, E., Landeweerd, L., Hofmann, B. (2017). Final Reflections. In: Evaluating Ethical Frameworks for the Assessment of Human Cognitive Enhancement Applications. SpringerBriefs in Ethics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-53823-5_6

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