Shaping Children

Saskia Nagel is professor for Applied Ethics and Ethics of Technology at RWTH Aachen University (Germany) and Associate Professor for Philosophy and Ethics of Technology at University of Twente (Netherlands). With a background in Cognitive Science and Philosophy, she develops approaches to individual and societal challenges in a technological culture, with a focus on the ethical, anthropological, and social consequences of scientific and technological progress. Her interdisciplinary research group explores how new human-technology-relations - as enabled by research in the fields of neuroscience, cognitive science, AI, or data science - influence human self-understanding and the understanding of moral values. She co-authored a position paper by the American Academy of Neurology endorsed by the Child Neurology Society and the American Neurological Association, on pediatric neuro-enhancement. Recent projects investigate questions of autonomy throughout life, responsibility, and trust. Saskia Nagel combines research in applied ethics with philosophy of mind and philosophy and ethics of technology and involves studies on the public understanding of sciences and technological advances.

Perspectives on the specific value of childhood -self-control, autonomy, and naturalness  12. Shaping Children: The Pursuit of Normalcy in Pediatric Cognitive Neuro-enhancement.- Self-control enhancement in children: Ethical and conceptual aspects.- Neuro-Enhancement at the Margins of Autonomy: In the Best Interest of Children and Elderly?.- Pediatric Neuro-Enhancement and Natural Goodness.- Learning from Perspectives of the Publics  60. Experimental Neuroethics.- Public Perceptions of Prescription Drug Use for Cognitive Enhancement in Healthy Children and Adolescents.- Pediatric Pharmacological Cognitive Enhancement in a Self-Medicating Society.- Perspectives on implications for parenting, education, and policy  93. Enhancing young brains in contemporary family life: Exploring the context and scope of pediatric neuro-enhancement.- Education and the Ethics of Neuro-enhancement.- Self-melioration, autonomy and music enriched self-control. On enhancing children´sattention.- Explaining Gender Differences in the Diagnosis of ADHD in Children.- Pediatric neuroenhancement, best interest and autonomy: A case of normative reversal.