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Better than Human: The Promise and Perils of Biomedical Enhancement
Allen Buchanan
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Paperback. Series: Philosophy in Action. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; MBDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 127. .
In Better than Human?, noted bioethicist Allen Buchanan grapples with the ethical dilemmas of the medical revolution now upon us. Biomedical enhancements, he writes, can make us smarter, have better memories, be stronger, quicker, have more stamina, live much longer, be more resistant to disease and to the frailties of aging, and enjoy richer emotional lives. They can even improve our character, or at least strengthen our powers of self-control. In spite of the benefits that biomedical enhancements may bring, many people instinctively reject them. Some worry that we will lose something important-our appreciation for what we have or what ... Read more
In Better than Human?, noted bioethicist Allen Buchanan grapples with the ethical dilemmas of the medical revolution now upon us. Biomedical enhancements, he writes, can make us smarter, have better memories, be stronger, quicker, have more stamina, live much longer, be more resistant to disease and to the frailties of aging, and enjoy richer emotional lives. They can even improve our character, or at least strengthen our powers of self-control. In spite of the benefits that biomedical enhancements may bring, many people instinctively reject them. Some worry that we will lose something important-our appreciation for what we have or what ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Series
Philosophy in Action
Condition
New
Weight
28g
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190664046
SKU
V9780190664046
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About Allen Buchanan
Allen Buchanan is the author of eleven books on bioethics and political philosophy. He has served on the Advisory Council for the National Human Genome Research Institute, Staff Philosopher for the President's Commission on Medical Ethics, and as consultant to President Barack Obama's Presidential Commission for the Study of Bioethical Issues.
Reviews for Better than Human: The Promise and Perils of Biomedical Enhancement
Medicine promises not just to cure disease but to make us "better than well," with "cognitive enhancement drugs" like Ritalin and even genetic modification. In this slim manifesto, Buchanan rebuts claims that such efforts are unprecedented, unnatural or unjust."
The New York Times
I cannot do justice to the richness of Buchanan's analysis in the scope ... Read more
The New York Times
I cannot do justice to the richness of Buchanan's analysis in the scope ... Read more