LEADER 03964nam 2200709Ia 450 001 9910824160503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a9781400836383$bebook 010 $a1400836387$bebook 010 $a9781283069557 010 $a1283069555 010 $a9786613069559 010 $a6613069558 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400836383 035 $a(CKB)2560000000071886 035 $a(EBL)681317 035 $a(OCoLC)714568648 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000536292 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11341998 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000536292 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10546131 035 $a(PQKB)10852220 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC681317 035 $a(DE-B1597)453726 035 $a(OCoLC)979579167 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400836383 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4968580 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL681317 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10464780 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4968580 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL306955 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000071886 100 $a20100709d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn#---uuuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEnhancing evolution $ethe ethical case for making better people /$fJohn Harris 205 $aWith a New preface by the author 210 $aPrinceton, N.J. ;$aWoodstock $cPrinceton University Press$d2010, c2007 215 $a1 online resource (xxviii, 191 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aScience essentials 300 $a"... with a new preface, 2010." 311 0 $a0691148163 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tPreface to the Paperback Edition --$tForeword /$rRayner, Steve --$tAcknowledgments --$tIntroduction --$t1 Has Humankind a Future? --$t2 Enhancement Is a Moral Duty --$t3 What Enhancements Are and Why They Matter --$t4 Immortality --$t5 Reproductive Choice and the Democratic Presumption --$t6 Disability and Super-Ability --$t7 Perfection and the Blue Guitar --$t8 Good and Bad Uses of Technology: Leon Kass and Jürgen Habermas --$t9 Designer Children --$t10 The Irredeemable Paradox of the Embryo --$t11 The Obligation to Pursue and Participate in Research --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aHuman genetics$xMoral and ethical aspects 606 $aGenetic engineering$xMoral and ethical aspects 615 0$aHuman genetics$xMoral and ethical aspects. 615 0$aGenetic engineering$xMoral and ethical aspects. 676 $a174.9599935 686 $aCC 7264$2rvk 700 $aHarris$b John$f1945-$0729920 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910824160503321 996 $aEnhancing evolution$92733942 997 $aUNINA