02291nam 22006134a 450 991045685300332120200520144314.00-8018-9538-3(CKB)2520000000007658(OCoLC)557675957(CaPaEBR)ebrary10363230(SSID)ssj0000341773(PQKBManifestationID)11226973(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000341773(PQKBWorkID)10395812(PQKB)11046990(MiAaPQ)EBC3318484(OCoLC)868198541(MdBmJHUP)muse2669(Au-PeEL)EBL3318484(CaPaEBR)ebr10363230(OCoLC)923194675(EXLCZ)99252000000000765820080826d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe price of perfection[electronic resource] individualism and society in the era of biomedical enhancement /Maxwell J. MehlmanBaltimore Johns Hopkins University Press20091 online resource (321 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8018-9263-5 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.Medical innovationsSocial aspectsPerfectionMoral and ethical aspectsSocial medicineBioethicsElectronic books.Medical innovationsSocial aspects.PerfectionMoral and ethical aspects.Social medicine.Bioethics.610Mehlman Maxwell J867991MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910456853003321The price of perfection1937614UNINA