How to build a better human : an ethical blueprint /

How to build a better human : an ethical blueprint /

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Author / Creator:	Pence, Gregory E.
Imprint:	Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Pub., ©2012.
Description:	1 online resource (x, 200 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Medical innovations -- Moral and ethical aspects. Biomedical Enhancement -- ethics. Bioethical Issues. Genetic Counseling -- ethics. Medical innovations -- Moral and ethical aspects. Electronic books.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11216899

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ISBN:	9781442217645 1442217642 1306348994 9781306348997 9781442217621 1442217626 1442217634 9781442217638
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. English. Print version record.
Summary:	In How to Build a Better Human, prominent bioethicist Gregory E. Pence argues if, we are careful and ethical, we can use genetics, biotechnology, and medicine in safe ethical ways for human enhancement. He looks at the innovations and challenges that have occurred since the birth of bioethics almost 50 years ago and considers the ethical implications of the technological advances that are just around the corner.
Other form:	Print version: Pence, Gregory E. How to build a better human 9781442217621

Table of Contents:

What if your virtual life surpasses your real life?
Lessons from the history of bioethics
Expanding the mind
Building better female bodies
Building better male bodies
Is it moral to feel better than well?
Ways to build a longer life
Is it wrong to live to one hundred?
A better life with personalized genetics
Building better kids: choosing embryos
Eugenic abortions?
Building better kids during gestation
Building better kids: vaccinations
Building better emerging minds: Adderall and Ritalin
How not to think about genetic enhancement
Five psychosocial objections to enhancing genes
Cloning, primordial cells, enhancement
Conclusions and six practical proposals.