The price of perfection : individualism and society in the era of biomedical enhancement / / Maxwell J. Mehlman
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| Autore: |
Mehlman Maxwell J
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| Titolo: |
The price of perfection : individualism and society in the era of biomedical enhancement / / Maxwell J. Mehlman
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| Pubblicazione: | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 610 |
| Soggetto topico: | Medical innovations - Social aspects |
| Perfection - Moral and ethical aspects | |
| Social medicine | |
| Bioethics | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | In the process, he urges the public to face the ethical issues surrounding biomedical enhancement, lest our quest for perfection compromise our very humanity. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The price of perfection |
| ISBN: | 0-8018-9538-3 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910815587003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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