The price of perfection [[electronic resource] ] : individualism and society in the era of biomedical enhancement / / Maxwell J. Mehlman |
Autore | Mehlman Maxwell J |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
Disciplina | 610 |
Soggetto topico |
Medical innovations - Social aspects
Perfection - Moral and ethical aspects Social medicine Bioethics |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8018-9538-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456853003321 |
Mehlman Maxwell J | ||
Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The price of perfection [[electronic resource] ] : individualism and society in the era of biomedical enhancement / / Maxwell J. Mehlman |
Autore | Mehlman Maxwell J |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
Disciplina | 610 |
Soggetto topico |
Medical innovations - Social aspects
Perfection - Moral and ethical aspects Social medicine Bioethics |
ISBN | 0-8018-9538-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910780976703321 |
Mehlman Maxwell J | ||
Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The price of perfection : individualism and society in the era of biomedical enhancement / / Maxwell J. Mehlman |
Autore | Mehlman Maxwell J |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
Disciplina | 610 |
Soggetto topico |
Medical innovations - Social aspects
Perfection - Moral and ethical aspects Social medicine Bioethics |
ISBN | 0-8018-9538-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910815587003321 |
Mehlman Maxwell J | ||
Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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