There is no single answer that can apply to the whole of humanity as to why we should live longer, why we should be more enhanced, why we should lead any particular kind of life at all, argues Andy Miah. Instead, he urges us to appeal to the idea that people spend their lives trying to accumulate various kinds of capital: we educate ourselves, we undertake physical activity, we develop relationships with each other, and we might also wish to self-modify our bodies because we think that these activities enrich our lives.
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