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066 _cHani
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020 _a9780262318976
_q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
050 0 4 _aRA418
_b.T785 2014
049 _aMAIN
100 1 _aAgar, Nicholas,
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245 1 0 _aTruly human enhancement :
_ba philosophical defense of limits /
_cNicholas Agar.
260 _aCambridge, Mass. :
_bMIT Press,
_c(c)2014.
300 _a1 online resource (233 pages) :
_billustrations
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
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_2rdacarrier
347 _adata file
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490 1 _aBasic bioethics
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505 0 0 _aRadical Human Enhancement as a Transformative Change --
_tTwo Ideals of Human Enhancement --
_tWhat Interest Do We Have in Superhuman Feats? --
_tThe Threat to Human Identities from Too Much Enhancement --
_tShould We Enhance Our Cognitive Powers to Better Understand the Universe and Our Place in It? --
_tThe Moral Case against Radical Life Extension --
_tA Defense of Truly Human Enhancement --
_tWhy Radical Cognitive Enhancement Will (Probably) Enhance Moral Status --
_tWhy Moral Status Enhancement Is a Morally Bad Thing --
_tA Technological Yet Truly Human Future--as Depicted in Star Trek.
520 0 _aThe transformative potential of genetic and cybernetic technologies to enhance human capabilities is most often either rejected on moral and prudential grounds or hailed as the future salvation of humanity. In this book, Nicholas Agar offers a more nuanced view, making a case for moderate human enhancement --
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650 0 _aMedical innovations
_xMoral and ethical aspects.
650 0 _aBiotechnology
_xMoral and ethical aspects.
650 0 _aGenetic engineering
_xPhilosophy.
650 0 _aMedical ethics.
650 0 _aDiffusion of innovations.
650 1 2 _aGenetic Enhancement
_xethics
650 2 2 _aBiomedical Technology
_xethics
650 2 2 _aDiffusion of Innovation
650 2 2 _aEthics, Medical
650 2 2 _aTechnology Assessment, Biomedical
_xethics
653 _aPHILOSOPHY/Ethics & Bioethics
653 _aPHILOSOPHY/General
653 _aSCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY & SOCIETY/General
655 1 _aElectronic Books.
856 4 0 _uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=675784&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518
_zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
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_bCynthia Snell
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_dCynthia Snell