04316nam 2200793Ia 450 991082416050332120230124184931.09781400836383ebook1400836387ebook978128306955712830695559786613069559661306955810.1515/9781400836383(CKB)2560000000071886(EBL)681317(OCoLC)714568648(SSID)ssj0000536292(PQKBManifestationID)11341998(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000536292(PQKBWorkID)10546131(PQKB)10852220(MiAaPQ)EBC681317(DE-B1597)453726(OCoLC)979579167(DE-B1597)9781400836383(MiAaPQ)EBC4968580(Au-PeEL)EBL681317(CaPaEBR)ebr10464780(Au-PeEL)EBL4968580(CaONFJC)MIL306955(EXLCZ)99256000000007188620100709h20102007 uy 0engurcn#---uuuuutxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEnhancing evolution the ethical case for making better people /John HarrisWith a New preface by the authorPrinceton, New Jersey ;Woodstock :Princeton University Press,2010.©20071 online resource (xxviii, 191 pages) digital, PDF file(s)Science essentialsWith a new preface by the author"... with a new preface, 2010."0691148163 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Preface to the Paperback Edition --Foreword /Rayner, Steve --Acknowledgments --Introduction --1 Has Humankind a Future? --2 Enhancement Is a Moral Duty --3 What Enhancements Are and Why They Matter --4 Immortality --5 Reproductive Choice and the Democratic Presumption --6 Disability and Super-Ability --7 Perfection and the Blue Guitar --8 Good and Bad Uses of Technology: Leon Kass and Jürgen Habermas --9 Designer Children --10 The Irredeemable Paradox of the Embryo --11 The Obligation to Pursue and Participate in Research --Notes --Bibliography --IndexIn Enhancing Evolution, leading bioethicist John Harris dismantles objections to genetic engineering, stem-cell research, designer babies, and cloning and makes an ethical case for biotechnology that is both forthright and rigorous. Human enhancement, Harris argues, is a good thing--good morally, good for individuals, good as social policy, and good for a genetic heritage that needs serious improvement. Enhancing Evolution defends biotechnological interventions that could allow us to live longer, healthier, and even happier lives by, for example, providing us with immunity from cancer and HIV/AIDS. Further, Harris champions the possibility of influencing the very course of evolution to give us increased mental and physical powers--from reasoning, concentration, and memory to strength, stamina, and reaction speed. Indeed, he says, it's not only morally defensible to enhance ourselves; in some cases, it's morally obligatory. In a new preface, Harris offers a glimpse at the new science and technology to come, equipping readers with the knowledge to assess the ethics and policy dimensions of future forms of human enhancement.Human geneticsMoral and ethical aspectsGenetic engineeringMoral and ethical aspectsHuman reproductive technologyMoral and ethical aspectsHuman geneticsMoral and ethical aspects.Genetic engineeringMoral and ethical aspects.Human reproductive technologyMoral and ethical aspects.174.9599935CC 7264rvkHarris John1945-729920Rayner Stevectbhttps://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/ctbMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQUMA.HUMUMA.REBOOK9910824160503321Enhancing evolution2733942UNINA