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J. Hughes Ph.D. Executive Director, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Associate Provost, Univ of Massachusetts Boston;We are all born with a greater or lesser capacity for virtue, enlightenment Abhidhammic personality types (Puggalapannatti Sutta) Greed – practice meditations to overcome covetousness, such as charnel ground observation of decomposition or on the elements of the body Hatred/aversion – practice loving-kindness meditation Delusion – mindfulness of cognition and emotions ;Phineas Gage (1823-1860) Before: “possessed a well-balanced mind, and was looked upon by those who knew him as a shrewd, smart business man, very energetic and persistent in executing all his plans of operation.” After an railroad accident After: “He is fitful, irreverent, indulging at times in the grossest profanity (which was not previously his custom), manifesting but little deference for his fellows...”;Accelerating understanding of the biological basis of moral sentiments, cognition and behavior We can all achieve higher levels of moral sentiment, cognition and constancy with neurobiological enhancement Debate among utilitarian bioethicists over enhancing empathy vs intelligence Virtue ethics: Character development requires the simultaneous entrainment of multiple virtues as habits of thought, feeling and behavior;Compatibility Buddhism not fatalist or Luddite; use tech skillfully Hindu-Buddhist worldview embraces possibility of humans becoming godlike with supernatural powers; unlike Abrahamic faiths, posthumanity is a goal, not hubris Complementarity Buddhism as antidote for false concreteness of personal identity around enhancement (“authenticity,” “still me”) Buddhism underlines importance of enhancing multiple virtues, unifying wisdom and compassion Buddhist moral enhancement is also social, not just an individual;Annica – Embrace Change Serenity Prayer Grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The courage to change the things I can, And the w