Ethical Dilemmas and Responsibility Reconstruction in the Application of Human Genetic Enhancement Technology: An Examination and Reflection Based on Jonas' Ethics of Responsibility

From the cross-temporal perspective of Hans Jonas's ethics of responsibility, the application of human genetic enhancement technology faces three ethical dilemmas: technical intervention undermines the genetic stability of human gene pool and challenges formal responsibility; intergenerational imbalance in the distribution of technological benefits disrupts non-reciprocal responsibility; and the technology commercialization and power alienation deviate from public welfare, violating substantive responsibility. The root cause lies in the mismatch between technological power and responsibility ethics, the spatiotemporal imbalance of the intergenerational responsibility relationship, and the lack of responsibility for technological consequences. Therefore, it is necessary to reconstruct the ethical framework of technological responsibility: safeguarding the human gene pool as the foundation for the survival of civilization, clarifying intergenerational responsibility with justice between generations as the core, and strengthening self-regulation in technological application with public welfare as the guiding principle. This reconstruction aims to achieve the harmonious coexistence of technological rationality and humanistic values.