Nicholas Agar is a professor of ethics and a senior lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington (VUM). Agar has an MA from VUW and a PhD from the Australian National University. He has been teaching at VUW since 1996. Agar’s main research interests are in the ethics of the new genetics. He has also published on personhood theory, environmental ethics, and the philosophy of mind. Ethics (from Greek ἦθος meaning custom) is the branch of axiology, one of the four major branches of philosophy, which attempts to understand the nature of morality; to define that which is right from that which is wrong. ... Victoria University of Wellington was established in 1897 as the fifth constituent college of the University of New Zealand by an Act of Parliament. ... The Australian National University (ANU), is a university located in Canberra, the national capital of Australia. ... Genetics (from the Greek genno γεννώ= give birth) is the science of genes, heredity, and the variation of organisms. ... Personhood Theory (Also See Person) Personhood theory addresses the microcosm of lived experience. ... Environmental ethics is the ethical relationship between human beings and the environment in which they live. ... Philosophy of mind is the philosophical study of the nature of the mind, mental events, mental functions, mental properties, and consciousness. ...
Human enhancement technologies (HET) are technologies that can be used not simply for treating illness and disability, but also for enhancing human capacities and characteristics. ... Liberal eugenics is the study and use of genetic engineering to improve human beings, specifically in regards to biological characteristics and capacities. ...
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