Meaning of disenhancement | Babel Free

Definitions

A genetic modification of an organism that removes a capability such as sight or the capacity to feel pain.

Examples

“It seems clear that taking away horns can count as a disenhancement in the parasite environment, since the change would result in decreased welfare, but not in the parasite-free environment, since the change would be welfare-neutral.”

“Some suggest that disenhancement is relative to the capacities an organism "ought" to have, where that notion could be cashed out in different ways (e.g. the "normal" capacities of a member of a species).”

“So, disenhancement promises to reduce suffering in factory-farmed animals by removing their capacity to feel pain caused by their terrible environment.”

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