The Ethical Role Of Human Augmentation In Halo

Augmenting people for the sake of scientific advancement is a topic, which can lead to excitement and hope for the future. Sonia Miller believes that “[b]y welcoming and adopting new technologies [...], the human condition can be redesigned, allowing for personal growth beyond the current biological limitations” (Miller, 61). Although, this type of augmentation also raises serious ethical and social concerns among the general population. The depiction of augmented humans in popular media has become a significant thematic topic, in which our real world discussions influence. Media, such as the popular videogame series Halo, consistently show how biologic and mechanical augmentations are beneficial, and necessary, for the human population’s advancement. Although the immediate benefit of …show more content…
The discussion of the types of augmentations used within Halo¸ and other media, reflect current, real world, discussions.
The depiction of human augmentation in Halo highlights the benefits and necessities of human augmentation. For instance, a space-faring society would require technology that enables long-term sleep or physical/mental suspension for periods of distant travel. The technology, which allows people to survive during long periods of cryogenic freezing, is biologically integrated into most people within the Halo universe. The characters throughout the entire Halo series generally see this technology as essential, and there are no known instances in which a character opposes this type of augmentation. In addition,