{"id":10124,"date":"2026-08-17T07:51:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-17T07:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/?p=10124"},"modified":"2026-08-20T10:24:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T10:24:16","slug":"lecture-by-dr-ademola-fayemi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/2026\/08\/17\/lecture-by-dr-ademola-fayemi\/","title":{"rendered":"LECTURE BY DR. ADEMOLA FAYEMI"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10124\" class=\"elementor elementor-10124\" data-elementor-settings=\"[]\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0abdd2d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0abdd2d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2397c9c\" data-id=\"2397c9c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a8a3563 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a8a3563\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p>Dr. Ademola K. Fayemi, a Cluster member and an African philosopher and bioethicist delivered&nbsp; a lecture on Wednesday, Agust 19, 2026&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\"><b data-ogsc=\"\">TOPIC: WHOSE HUMAN ENHANCEMENT COUNTS? DECOLONISING THE ETHICS OF ENHANCEMENT TECHNOLOGIES THROUGH AN AFRICAN ACCOUNT OF SOLIDARITY<\/b><\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\"><b data-ogsc=\"\">&nbsp;<\/b><\/div>\n<div data-ogsc=\"black\"><br><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6840184\" data-id=\"6840184\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0964fee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0964fee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-20-at-10.16.40-1024x768.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-20-at-10.16.40-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-20-at-10.16.40-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-20-at-10.16.40-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-20-at-10.16.40.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-faf383c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"faf383c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dc79361\" data-id=\"dc79361\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-007cc1f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"007cc1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-20-at-10.16.28-1024x576.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-20-at-10.16.28-1024x576.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-20-at-10.16.28-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-20-at-10.16.28-768x432.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-08-20-at-10.16.28.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-bf29cce\" data-id=\"bf29cce\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5066e73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5066e73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-text-editor elementor-clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<p><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Enhancement technologies are innovations that improve human capacities beyond typical levels. Global debates about the ethics of these technologies tend to focus on the influential transhumanist and\/or bioconservative views, with voices from the periphery missing. While bioconservatives defend the preservation of natural human traits, transhumanists support technological interventions that address the limitations of human abilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8bd0efb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8bd0efb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ed64e36\" data-id=\"ed64e36\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column-wrap 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Inspired by the beehive metaphor, this account motivates and justifies living in harmony with people who share similar circumstances and vulnerabilities through joint efforts underpinned by integrated virtues (humility, sharing, hospitality, cooperation, participation) and duties (listening, co-agency, reciprocity, reflexivity, and accommodation).<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t    <!-- sktbuilder starter --><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/sktbuilder-frontend-starter.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder-wordpress-driver.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> var starter = new SktbuilderStarter({\"mode\": \"prod\", \"skip\":[\"jquery\",\"underscore\",\"backbone\"],\"sktbuilderUrl\": \"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-content\/plugins\/skt-builder\/sktbuilder\/\", \"driver\": new SktbuilderWordpressDriver({\"ajaxUrl\": \"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\", \"iframeUrl\": \"https:\/\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\/index.php\/2026\/08\/17\/lecture-by-dr-ademola-fayemi\/?sktbuilder=true\", \"pageId\": 10124, \"pages\": [{\"title\":\"Publications\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\\\/wp-admin\\\/post.php?post=297&action=sktbuilder\"},{\"title\":\"Home\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/iads.unilag.edu.ng\\\/wp-admin\\\/post.php?post=3293&action=sktbuilder\"}], \"page\": \"LECTURE BY DR. 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