Human Enhancement [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Bostrom Nick |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford University Press, UK, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (432 p.) |
Disciplina |
174.29
610.1/9 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SavulescuJulian |
Soggetto topico |
Biomedical Enhancement
Genetic engineering Medical innovations Prenatal diagnosis Medical innovations - Social aspects Medical ethics Genetic Engineering Ethics Prenatal Diagnosis Morals Biomedical Technology Diagnostic Techniques, Obstetrical and Gynecological Investigative Techniques Genetic Techniques Psychology, Social Technology Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures Technology, Industry, and Agriculture Diagnosis Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Psychiatry Social Medicine Public Health Health & Biological Sciences |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-19-155960-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Human Enhancement Ethics: The State of the Debate; Part I. Human Enhancement in General; 1. Can Anyone Really Be Talking About Ethically Modifying Human Nature?; 2. What's Taxonomy Got to Do with It? ''Species Integrity,'' Human Rights, and Science Policy; 3. Should We Improve Human Nature? An Interrogation from an Asian Perspective; 4. The Case Against Perfection: What's Wrong with Designer Children, Bionic Athletes, and Genetic Engineering; 5. What Is and Is Not Wrong With Enhancement?; 6. Enhancements Are a Moral Obligation; 7. Playing God
8. Toward a More Fruitful Debate About Enhancement9. Good, Better, or Best?; 10. The Human Prejudice and the Moral Status of Enhanced Beings: What Do We Owe the Gods?; Part II. Specific Enhancements; 11. Is Selection of Children Wrong?; 12. Parental Choice and Human Improvement; 13. Reasons Against the Selection of Life: From Japan's Experience of Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis; 14. Medical Enhancement and the Ethos of Elite Sport; 15. Life Enhancement Technologies: Significance of Social Category Membership 16. Paternalism in the Age of Cognitive Enhancement: Do Civil Liberties Presuppose Roughly Equal Mental Ability?17. Enhancing Our Truth Orientation; Part III. Enhancement as a Practical Challenge; 18. The Wisdom of Nature: An Evolutionary Heuristic for Human Enhancement; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461060303321 |
Bostrom Nick | ||
Oxford University Press, UK, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Human Enhancement [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Bostrom Nick |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford University Press, UK, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (432 p.) |
Disciplina |
174.29
610.1/9 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SavulescuJulian |
Soggetto topico |
Biomedical Enhancement
Genetic engineering Medical innovations Prenatal diagnosis Medical innovations - Social aspects Medical ethics Genetic Engineering Ethics Prenatal Diagnosis Morals Biomedical Technology Diagnostic Techniques, Obstetrical and Gynecological Investigative Techniques Genetic Techniques Psychology, Social Technology Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures Technology, Industry, and Agriculture Diagnosis Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Psychiatry Social Medicine Public Health Health & Biological Sciences |
ISBN |
1-383-04439-2
0-19-155960-1 |
Classificazione | 44.02 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Human Enhancement Ethics: The State of the Debate; Part I. Human Enhancement in General; 1. Can Anyone Really Be Talking About Ethically Modifying Human Nature?; 2. What's Taxonomy Got to Do with It? ''Species Integrity,'' Human Rights, and Science Policy; 3. Should We Improve Human Nature? An Interrogation from an Asian Perspective; 4. The Case Against Perfection: What's Wrong with Designer Children, Bionic Athletes, and Genetic Engineering; 5. What Is and Is Not Wrong With Enhancement?; 6. Enhancements Are a Moral Obligation; 7. Playing God
8. Toward a More Fruitful Debate About Enhancement9. Good, Better, or Best?; 10. The Human Prejudice and the Moral Status of Enhanced Beings: What Do We Owe the Gods?; Part II. Specific Enhancements; 11. Is Selection of Children Wrong?; 12. Parental Choice and Human Improvement; 13. Reasons Against the Selection of Life: From Japan's Experience of Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis; 14. Medical Enhancement and the Ethos of Elite Sport; 15. Life Enhancement Technologies: Significance of Social Category Membership 16. Paternalism in the Age of Cognitive Enhancement: Do Civil Liberties Presuppose Roughly Equal Mental Ability?17. Enhancing Our Truth Orientation; Part III. Enhancement as a Practical Challenge; 18. The Wisdom of Nature: An Evolutionary Heuristic for Human Enhancement; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910797762703321 |
Bostrom Nick | ||
Oxford University Press, UK, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Human Enhancement [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Bostrom Nick |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford University Press, UK, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (432 p.) |
Disciplina |
174.29
610.1/9 |
Altri autori (Persone) | SavulescuJulian |
Soggetto topico |
Biomedical Enhancement
Genetic engineering Medical innovations Prenatal diagnosis Medical innovations - Social aspects Medical ethics Genetic Engineering Ethics Prenatal Diagnosis Morals Biomedical Technology Diagnostic Techniques, Obstetrical and Gynecological Investigative Techniques Genetic Techniques Psychology, Social Technology Diagnostic Techniques and Procedures Technology, Industry, and Agriculture Diagnosis Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms Psychiatry Social Medicine Public Health Health & Biological Sciences |
ISBN |
1-383-04439-2
0-19-155960-1 |
Classificazione | 44.02 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Human Enhancement Ethics: The State of the Debate; Part I. Human Enhancement in General; 1. Can Anyone Really Be Talking About Ethically Modifying Human Nature?; 2. What's Taxonomy Got to Do with It? ''Species Integrity,'' Human Rights, and Science Policy; 3. Should We Improve Human Nature? An Interrogation from an Asian Perspective; 4. The Case Against Perfection: What's Wrong with Designer Children, Bionic Athletes, and Genetic Engineering; 5. What Is and Is Not Wrong With Enhancement?; 6. Enhancements Are a Moral Obligation; 7. Playing God
8. Toward a More Fruitful Debate About Enhancement9. Good, Better, or Best?; 10. The Human Prejudice and the Moral Status of Enhanced Beings: What Do We Owe the Gods?; Part II. Specific Enhancements; 11. Is Selection of Children Wrong?; 12. Parental Choice and Human Improvement; 13. Reasons Against the Selection of Life: From Japan's Experience of Prenatal Genetic Diagnosis; 14. Medical Enhancement and the Ethos of Elite Sport; 15. Life Enhancement Technologies: Significance of Social Category Membership 16. Paternalism in the Age of Cognitive Enhancement: Do Civil Liberties Presuppose Roughly Equal Mental Ability?17. Enhancing Our Truth Orientation; Part III. Enhancement as a Practical Challenge; 18. The Wisdom of Nature: An Evolutionary Heuristic for Human Enhancement; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821991303321 |
Bostrom Nick | ||
Oxford University Press, UK, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Identity of England [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Colls Robert |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (422 p.) |
Disciplina | 942 |
Soggetto topico |
England -- History
English National characteristics, English |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-75770-1
0-19-155412-X 1-4237-5716-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; Introduction; BUILDING THE NATION; EXTENDING THE STATE; POST-IMPERIAL REFORMATION; Bridgehead; BUILDING THE HOMELAND; ABSORBING THE PEOPLE; ENGLAND NOW; Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Map; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452133203321 |
Colls Robert | ||
Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Identity of England [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Colls Robert |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (422 p.) |
Disciplina | 942 |
Soggetto topico |
England -- History
English National characteristics, English |
ISBN |
1-280-75770-1
0-19-155412-X 1-4237-5716-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; Introduction; BUILDING THE NATION; EXTENDING THE STATE; POST-IMPERIAL REFORMATION; Bridgehead; BUILDING THE HOMELAND; ABSORBING THE PEOPLE; ENGLAND NOW; Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Map; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910777537303321 |
Colls Robert | ||
Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Identity of England [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Colls Robert |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 2004 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (422 p.) |
Disciplina | 942 |
Soggetto topico |
England -- History
English National characteristics, English |
ISBN |
1-280-75770-1
0-19-155412-X 1-4237-5716-5 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; Introduction; BUILDING THE NATION; EXTENDING THE STATE; POST-IMPERIAL REFORMATION; Bridgehead; BUILDING THE HOMELAND; ABSORBING THE PEOPLE; ENGLAND NOW; Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Map; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910809776203321 |
Colls Robert | ||
Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 2004 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Inequality, Globalization, and World Politics [[electronic resource]] |
Autore | Hurrell Andrew |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 1999 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (366 p.) |
Disciplina | 327 |
Altri autori (Persone) | WoodsNgaire |
Soggetto topico |
Electronic books. -- local
Equality of states International relations World politics -- 1989- |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-97080-8
9786611970802 0-19-152254-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Notes on Contributors; List of Figures; List of Tables; Introduction; 1. Order, Globalization, and Inequality in World Politics; 2. Globalization, Regionalization, and Inequality; 3. Sovereignty and Inequality; 4. Gender Inequality and International Human Rights Law; 5. Resources, Environmental Degradation, and Inequality; 6. Globalization, Liberalization, and Inequality: Expectations and Experience; 7. Justice and Inequality; 8. Social Policy in a Global Context; 9. Security and Inequality; Notes; Suggested Further Reading; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q
RS; T; U; V; W; Y; Z |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454326203321 |
Hurrell Andrew | ||
Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 1999 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Infectious Diseases in Primates [[electronic resource] ] : Behavior, Ecology and Evolution |
Autore | Nunn Charles |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (397 p.) |
Disciplina |
571.9198
616.9 |
Altri autori (Persone) | AltizerSonia |
Collana | Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution |
Soggetto topico |
Behavior, Animal
Communicable diseases Primate Diseases Primates |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-280-90382-1
0-19-151371-7 1-4294-7017-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; 1 Questions, terminology, and underlying principles; 2 Diversity and characteristics of primate parasites; 3 Primate socioecology and disease risk: predictions and rationale; 4 Host-parasite dynamics and epidemiological principles; 5 Host defenses: the immune system and behavioral counterstrategies; 6 Infectious disease and primate social systems; 7 Parasites and primate conservation; 8 From nonhuman primates to human health and evolution; 9 Concluding remarks and future directions; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458497303321 |
Nunn Charles | ||
Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Infectious Diseases in Primates [[electronic resource] ] : Behavior, Ecology and Evolution |
Autore | Nunn Charles |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (397 p.) |
Disciplina |
571.9198
616.9 |
Altri autori (Persone) | AltizerSonia |
Collana | Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution |
Soggetto topico |
Behavior, Animal
Communicable diseases Primate Diseases Primates |
ISBN |
1-280-90382-1
0-19-151371-7 1-4294-7017-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; 1 Questions, terminology, and underlying principles; 2 Diversity and characteristics of primate parasites; 3 Primate socioecology and disease risk: predictions and rationale; 4 Host-parasite dynamics and epidemiological principles; 5 Host defenses: the immune system and behavioral counterstrategies; 6 Infectious disease and primate social systems; 7 Parasites and primate conservation; 8 From nonhuman primates to human health and evolution; 9 Concluding remarks and future directions; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910784611503321 |
Nunn Charles | ||
Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Infectious Diseases in Primates [[electronic resource] ] : Behavior, Ecology and Evolution |
Autore | Nunn Charles |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 2006 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (397 p.) |
Disciplina |
571.9198
616.9 |
Altri autori (Persone) | AltizerSonia |
Collana | Oxford Series in Ecology and Evolution |
Soggetto topico |
Behavior, Animal
Communicable diseases Primate Diseases Primates |
ISBN |
1-280-90382-1
0-19-151371-7 1-4294-7017-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Contents; 1 Questions, terminology, and underlying principles; 2 Diversity and characteristics of primate parasites; 3 Primate socioecology and disease risk: predictions and rationale; 4 Host-parasite dynamics and epidemiological principles; 5 Host defenses: the immune system and behavioral counterstrategies; 6 Infectious disease and primate social systems; 7 Parasites and primate conservation; 8 From nonhuman primates to human health and evolution; 9 Concluding remarks and future directions; References; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819853603321 |
Nunn Charles | ||
Oxford, : Oxford University Press, UK, 2006 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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