The price of perfection individualism and society in the era of biomedical enhancement /

The price of perfection individualism and society in the era of biomedical enhancement /

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Main Author: Mehlman, Maxwell J.
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Subjects:
Medical innovations > Social aspects.
Perfection > Moral and ethical aspects.
Social medicine.
Bioethics.
Electronic books.
Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Table of Contents:
  • The technological horizon
  • Self-satisfaction
  • Social reward
  • The hegemony of meritocracy
  • Access to enhancements and the challenge to equality
  • Lack of choice
  • Enhancements in sports
  • The lessons from sports
  • The war on enhancements
  • Promoting safety, efficacy, and informed decisionmaking
  • Protecting the vulnerable
  • Access and inequality
  • Abominations
  • Research on enhancement.

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