
Beyond Humanity?
The Ethics of Biomedical Enhancement
Allen E. Buchanan(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 17. January 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-0-19-967149-6 (ISBN)
Description
Biotechnologies already on the horizon will enable us to be smarter, have better memories, be stronger and quicker, have more stamina, live longer, be more resistant to diseases, and enjoy richer emotional lives. To some of us, these prospects are heartening; to others, they are dreadful. In Beyond Humanity a leading philosopher offers a powerful and controversial exploration of urgent ethical issues concerning human enhancement. These raise enduring questions about what it is to be human, about individuality, about our relationship to nature, and about what sort of society we should strive to have. Allen E. Buchanan urges that the debate about enhancement needs to be informed by a proper understanding of evolutionary biology, which has discredited the simplistic conceptions of human nature used by many opponents of enhancement. He argues that there are powerful reasons for us to embark on the enhancement enterprise, and no objections to enhancement that are sufficient to outweigh them.
Reviews / Votes
Whether or not the benefits are worth the risks, Buchanan's thought-provoking work deserves careful consideration. * Rev. Ezra Sullivan, National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Scholars and advanced students of philosophy; medical professionals, lawyers, and policymakers interested in the ethics of technological enhancement of human nature.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
380 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-967149-6 (9780199671496)
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Oxford University Press
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Person
Allen Buchanan is Professor of Philosophy at Duke University
Content
1. The Landscape of the Enhancement Debate ; 2. Enhancement and Human Development Enhancement and Human Development ; 3. Character ; 4. Human Nature and the Natural ; 5. Conservatism and Enhancement ; 6. Unintended Bad Consequences ; 7. Moral Status and Enhancement ; 8. Distributive Justice and the Diffusion of Innovations