Engineering perfection : solidarity, disability, and well-being /

Engineering perfection : solidarity, disability, and well-being /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Purcell, Elyse, 1981- author.
Imprint:	Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2021]
Description:	1 online resource ( xxii, 173 pages.)
Language:	English
Series:	Revolutionary bioethics
Subject:	Biotechnology -- Moral and ethical aspects. Biotechnology -- Social aspects. Genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects. Genetic engineering -- Social aspects. People with disabilities -- Effect of technological innovations on. Quality of life.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12702302

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ISBN:	9781793624123 1793624127 9781793624116 9781793624130 1793624119
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 11, 2021).
Other form:	Print version: Purcell, Elyse, 1981- Engineering perfection Lanham : Lexington Books, [2021] 9781793624116

Table of Contents:

Solidarity and the five faces of vulnerability
Facing aging and illness : oppression and the exploitable body
Facing death : invulnerability and the "cure"
Facing misfortune : perfection, designer babies, and imaginary appetites
Facing suffering : capitalism, QALY, and well-being.