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200 10$aBetter than human$b[electronic resource] $ethe promise and perils of enhancing ourselves /$fAllen Buchanan
210   $aNew York $cOxford University Press$dc2011
215   $a1 online resource (208 p.)
225 1 $aPhilosophy in action : small books about big ideas
300   $aDescription based upon print version of record.
311   $a0-19-979787-0 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aCover; Contents; Preface; 1. Breathless Optimism, Hysterical Loathing; 2. Why Evolution Isn't Good Enough; 3. Changing Human Nature? Or: Unnatural Acts, and Not Just with Sheep Like Dolly; 4. Playing God, Responsibly; 5. Will the Rich Get Biologically Richer?; 6. Is Enhancement Corrupting?; 7. The Enhancement Enterprise; References; Index
330   $aIs it right to use biomedical technologies to make us better than well or even perhaps better than human? Should we view our biology as fixed or should we try to improve on it? College students are already taking cognitive enhancement drugs. The U.S. army is already working to develop drugs and technologies to produce ""super soldiers."" Scientists already know how to use genetic engineering techniques to enhance the strength and memories of mice and the application of such technologies to humans is on the horizon. In Better Than Human, philosopher-bioethicist Allen Buchanan grapples with the
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606   $aBioethics
606   $aMedical innovations$xMoral and ethical aspects
608   $aElectronic books.
615  0$aBioethics.
615  0$aMedical innovations$xMoral and ethical aspects.
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