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Author Hauskeller, Michael.

Title Better humans? : understanding the enhancement project / Michael Hauskeller
Published Durham : Acumen, 2013

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 W'PONDS  170 Hau/Bhu  AVAILABLE
Description x, 212 pages ; 22 cm
Contents Machine generated contents note: 1.Introduction -- 2.Becoming smarter -- 3.Making better humans better -- 4.Feeling better -- 5.Becoming truly human -- 6.Living longer -- 7.Going cyber -- 8.Looking good -- 9.Getting stronger -- 10.Being at home in the world -- 11.Concluding remarks
Summary Michael Hauskeller poses some challenging questions about human enhancement, interrogating the logic behind its processes and examining the justifications behind its criteria. The book provides a rigorous approach to the topic which systematically and consistently explores assumptions about human enhancement and its effects
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Biotechnology -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Ethics.
Nanotechnology -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Humanism.
Philosophy.
ISBN 9781844655564 (hbk.)
9781844655571 (paperback)