Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares : the promise and peril of genetic engineering

Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares the promise and peril of genetic engineering

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1. Verfasser: Mehlman, Maxwell J. (VerfasserIn)
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Sprache:eng
Veröffentlicht: Baltimore <<The>> Johns Hopkins Univ. Press 2012
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Genetic engineering > Social aspects > Moral and ethical aspects > Environmental aspects
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references and index
part 1. Transhumanist Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares -- Visions of Heaven and Hell -- Thinking about the Unthinkable -- part 2. The Hazards of Evolutionary Engineering -- Physical Harm to Children -- Psycho-Social Harm to Children -- Broader Consequences for Society -- The End of the Human Species -- 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
Beschreibung:IX, 274 S.
ISBN:9781421406695
1421406691