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Title: Enhancing Human Traits Condition: New Subtitle: Ethical and Social Implications ISBN-10: 0878407804 EAN: 9780878407804 ISBN: 9780878407804 Publisher: Georgetown University Press Format: Paperback Release Date: 01/03/2000 Description: 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. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 229mm Item Length: 152mm Item Weight: 399g Contributor: Erik Parens (Edited by) Author: Erik Parens Genre: Medicine Book Series: Hastings Center Studies in Ethics series Topic: Philosophy & Spirituality Release Year: 2000 Missing Information?
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