Engineering the Human Human Enhancement Between Fiction and Fascination /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Koops, Bert Jaap (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Lüthy, Christoph H. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Nelis, Annemiek (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Sieburgh, Carla (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Jansen, J.P.M (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Schmid, Monika S. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013.
• Θέματα: Life sciences.; Human genetics.; Biology > Philosophy.; Evolutionary biology.; Social sciences.; Biological psychology.; Life Sciences.; Evolutionary Biology.; Human Genetics.; Philosophy of Biology.; Social Sciences, general.; Biological Psychology.

In this book, the topic of human enhancement  is discussed from a variety of perspectives – genetic, medical, philosophical, literary, sociological, and legal. It addresses not only those aspects that most immediately come to mind when one thinks of ‘human enhancement,’ such as genetic engineering,...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• Towards Homo Manufactus? An Introduction to this Volume
• Historical and Philosophical Reflections on Natural, Enhanced and Artificial Men and Women
• Changing the Body Through the Centuries
• Human Enhancement in Future Explorations
• Genetic Enhancement of Human Beings: Reality or Fiction? Gulliver’s Next Travels: A Journey into the Land of Biomaterials and Synthetic Life
• Human Robots and Robotic Humans
• Human Enhancement, Evolution and Lifespan: Evolving Towards Immortality? Opting for Prevention: Human Enhancement and Genetic Testing
• A Unique Copy: The Life and Identity of Clones in Literary Fiction
• Parents’ Responsibility for Their Choices Regarding the Enhancement of Their Child
• Concerning ‘Humans’ and ‘Human’ Rights. Human Enhancement from the Perspective of Fundamental Rights
• Conclusion: The Debate About Human Enhancement.