Enhancing Human Traits: Ethical and Social Implications

Enhancing Human Traits: Ethical and Social Implications (Hastings Center Studies in Ethics)
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In this volume, scholars from philosophy, sociology, history, theology, women's studies, and law explore the looming ethical and social implications of new biotechnologies that are rapidly making it possible to enhance an individual's mental and physical attributes in ways previously only imagined.

To clarify the issues, the contributors grapple with the central concept of "enhancement" and probe the uses and abuses of the term. Focusing in particular on the moral issues pertaining to cosmetic surgery and cosmetic psychopharmacology (a category which includes Prozac), they also examine notions of identity, authenticity, normality, and complicity. Other essays in this collection address the social ramifications of the new technologies, including the problems of access and fairness.
Country USA
Brand Georgetown University Press
Manufacturer Georgetown University Press
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations
Color Purple
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780878407804
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Georgetown University Press
Manufacturer	Georgetown University Press
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations
Color	Purple
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780878407804
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Enhancing Human Traits: Ethical and Social Implications (Hastings Center Studies in Ethics)