Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares : the promise and peril of genetic engineering /

Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares : the promise and peril of genetic engineering /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Mehlman, Maxwell J.
Imprint:	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.
Description:	ix, 274 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Genetic engineering -- Social aspects. Genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects. Genetic engineering -- Environmental aspects. Genetic engineering -- Environmental aspects. Genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects. Genetic engineering -- Social aspects.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8937750

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ISBN:	9781421406695 (hbk. : acid-free paper) 1421406691 (hbk. : acid-free paper) 9781421407272 (electronic) 1421407272 (electronic)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

0. Acknowledgments
0. Introduction
0. Part I
1. Visions of Heaven and Hell
2. Thinking about the Unthinkable
0. Part II
3. Physical Harm to Children
4. Psychosocial Harm to Children
5. Broader Consequences for Society
6. The\End of the Human Lineage
7. Evolution by Nature or by Human Design?
0. Part III
8. Protecting the Children
9. Preserving Societal Cohesion
10. Providing for Our Descendents
11. Safeguarding the Human Species
0. Epilogue
0. Notes
0. Index