The posthuman condition : ethics, aesthetics and politics of biotechnological challenges / edited by Kasper Lippert-Rasmussen, Mads Rosendahl Thomsen, and Jacob Wamberg.

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9788771240696
8771240691

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Ethics, aesthetics and politics of biotechnological challenges

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Electronic Books.

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TP248 .P678 2012

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Contents:

Ethical dilemmas -- Artistic responses -- Political possibilities.

Subject: "If biotechnology can be used to upgrade' humans physically and mentally, should it be done? And if so, to what extent? How will biotechnology affect societal cohesion, and can the development be controlled? Or is this a Pandora's box that should remain closed? These are just a few of the many questions that arise as a result of the increasing ability of technology to change biology and, eventually, transform human living conditions. This development has created a new horizon of a posthuman future that will influence contemporary life and politics in a number of ways. The book gathers researchers within the fields of biotechnology, medicine, ethics, politics, and aesthetics. Among the contributors are Francis Fukuyama, Julian Savulescu, Maxwell Mehlman, Lone Frank and Chris Hables Gray."--Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Technological scenarios -- Ethical dilemmas -- Artistic responses -- Political possibilities.

"If biotechnology can be used to upgrade' humans physically and mentally, should it be done? And if so, to what extent? How will biotechnology affect societal cohesion, and can the development be controlled? Or is this a Pandora's box that should remain closed? These are just a few of the many questions that arise as a result of the increasing ability of technology to change biology and, eventually, transform human living conditions. This development has created a new horizon of a posthuman future that will influence contemporary life and politics in a number of ways. The book gathers researchers within the fields of biotechnology, medicine, ethics, politics, and aesthetics. Among the contributors are Francis Fukuyama, Julian Savulescu, Maxwell Mehlman, Lone Frank and Chris Hables Gray."--Provided by publisher.

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