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Autore |
Mehlman Maxwell J |
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Titolo |
The price of perfection [[electronic resource] ] : individualism and society in the era of biomedical enhancement / / Maxwell J. Mehlman |
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Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (321 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Medical innovations - Social aspects |
Perfection - Moral and ethical aspects |
Social medicine |
Bioethics |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The technological horizon -- Self-satisfaction -- Social reward -- The hegemony of meritocracy -- Access to enhancements and the challenge to equality -- Lack of choice -- Enhancements in sports -- The lessons from sports -- The war on enhancements -- Promoting safety, efficacy, and informed decisionmaking -- Protecting the vulnerable -- Access and inequality -- Abominations -- Research on enhancement. |
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