Truly human enhancement : a philosophical defense of limits / Nicholas Agar.
"The 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 huma...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Massachusetts :
MIT Press,
[2014].
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| Series: | Basic bioethics.
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| Summary: | "The 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-improvements to attributes and abilities that do not significantly exceed what is currently possible for human beings. He argues against radical human enhancement, or improvements that greatly exceed current human capabilities. "--Publisher's website. |
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| Physical Description: | xvi, 214 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780262026635 0262026635 |