ABSTRACT
This chapter argues against the futuristic possibilities of genetic enhancement in sports and shows how many of the arguments which are either constructed or gestured towards, do not stand up to criticism. It considers the broader goals of sport and society, the narrower goals of biomedicine, as well as the ethics of self-improvement including the dignity of human activity. In the philosophy of medicine, the most common example given to undermine the absoluteness of the distinction is that of immunization. Proponents of the medical enhancement lobby argue that in immunization we have a case of widely accepted medical intervention which is not therapeutic in nature, where the attempt to restore normal functioning does not describe the nature of the act. The chapter discusses the greatest challenge with respect to human enhancement technology is present in discussions of transhumanism and the integration of technology and biology to transform and transcend human nature.
