Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares [[electronic resource] ] : the promise and peril of genetic engineering / / Maxwell J. Mehlman
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Mehlman Maxwell J
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| Titolo: |
Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares [[electronic resource] ] : the promise and peril of genetic engineering / / Maxwell J. Mehlman
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| Pubblicazione: | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (287 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 660.6/5 |
| Soggetto topico: | Genetic engineering - Social aspects |
| Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects | |
| Genetic engineering - Environmental aspects | |
| Note generali: | Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | part 1. Transhumanist Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares -- Visions of Heaven and Hell -- Thinking about the Unthinkable -- part 2. The Hazards of Evolutionary Engineering -- Physical Harm to Children -- Psycho-Social Harm to Children -- Broader Consequences for Society -- The End of the Human Species -- Evolution by Nature or by Human Design? -- part 3. Managing Risk in Evolutionary Engineering -- Protecting the Children -- Preserving Societal Cohesion -- Providing for our Descendents -- Safeguarding the Human Species -- Epilogue. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares |
| ISBN: | 1-4214-0727-2 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910786328803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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