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Uehiro Series in Practical Ethics Ser.: Beyond Humanity? : The Ethics of Biomedical Enhancement by Allen E. Buchanan (2013, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-100199671494
ISBN-139780199671496
eBay Product ID (ePID)143631100
Product Key Features
Number of Pages304 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameBeyond Humanity? : the Ethics of Biomedical Enhancement
SubjectEthics, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Allied Health Services / Medical Technology, Political
Publication Year2013
TypeTextbook
AuthorAllen E. Buchanan
Subject AreaPhilosophy, Medical
SeriesUehiro Series in Practical Ethics Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight12.8 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"Whether or not the benefits are worth the risks, Buchanan's thought-provoking work deserves careful consideration." --National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly, "well argued, clearly written, and presents a comprehensive analysis of the relevant key questions in the debate. To my knowledge this volume is the most wide-ranging exploration on human enhancement, and I would recommend it to anyone wanting to get a good grasp of the current debate." --Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews, 'well argued, clearly written, and presents a comprehensive analysis of the relevant key questions in the debate. To my knowledge this volume is the most wide-ranging exploration on human enhancement, and I would recommend it to anyone wanting to get a good grasp of the current debate. 'Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews'a remarkable book that argues in favour of biomedical enhancement ... this book is admirable for its rich inventory of new ideas and its unmerciful criticism of the all-too-convenient arguments which abound in the usual ethical literature. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to everybody interested in bioethics'Christoph Henning, Journal of Critical Realism
Dewey Decimal174.29
Table Of Content1. The Landscape of the Enhancement Debate2. Enhancement and Human Development Enhancement and Human Development3. Character4. Human Nature and the Natural5. Conservatism and Enhancement6. Unintended Bad Consequences7. Moral Status and Enhancement8. Distributive Justice and the Diffusion of Innovations
SynopsisBiotechnologies already on the horizon will enable us to be smarter, have better memories, be stronger and quicker, have more stamina, live longer, be more resistant to diseases, and enjoy richer emotional lives. To some of us, these prospects are heartening; to others, they are dreadful. In Beyond Humanity a leading philosopher offers a powerful and controversial exploration of urgent ethical issues concerning human enhancement. These raise enduring questions about what it is to be human, about individuality, about our relationship to nature, and about what sort of society we should strive to have. Allen E. Buchanan urges that the debate about enhancement needs to be informed by a proper understanding of evolutionary biology, which has discredited the simplistic conceptions of human nature used by many opponents of enhancement. He argues that there are powerful reasons for us to embark on the enhancement enterprise, and no objections to enhancement that are sufficient to outweigh them., Biotechnologies already on the horizon will enable us to be smarter, have better memories, be stronger and quicker, live longer, be more resistant to diseases, and enjoy richer emotional lives. Allen Buchanan explores urgent ethical issues raised by these developments, about what it is to be human and what sort of society we should strive to have.
LC Classification NumberR725.5
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