Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares : the promise and peril of genetic engineering /
Mehlman, Maxwell J.
Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares : the promise and peril of genetic engineering / Maxwell J. Mehlman. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (288 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Part 1. What is to come? -- Visions of Heaven and Hell -- Thinking about the Unthinkable -- Part 2. The Hazards of Evolutionary Engineering -- Physical Harm to Children -- Psychosocial Harm to Children -- Broader Consequences for Society -- The End of the Human Lineage -- 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.
9781421407272
Genetic engineering--Environmental aspects.
Genetic engineering--Moral and ethical aspects.
Genetic engineering--Social aspects.
Genetic engineering--Environmental aspects.
Electronic Books.
QH442 / .T736 2012
Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares : the promise and peril of genetic engineering / Maxwell J. Mehlman. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource (288 pages)
Includes bibliographies and index.
Part 1. What is to come? -- Visions of Heaven and Hell -- Thinking about the Unthinkable -- Part 2. The Hazards of Evolutionary Engineering -- Physical Harm to Children -- Psychosocial Harm to Children -- Broader Consequences for Society -- The End of the Human Lineage -- 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.
9781421407272
Genetic engineering--Environmental aspects.
Genetic engineering--Moral and ethical aspects.
Genetic engineering--Social aspects.
Genetic engineering--Environmental aspects.
Electronic Books.
QH442 / .T736 2012