Engineering the human : human enhancement between fiction and fascination /

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Imprint:	Berlin ; New York : Springer, c2013.
Description:	1 online resource (198 p.)
Language:	English
Subject:	Genetic Engineering. Genetic Engineering -- ethics. Human Engineering. Biotechnology. Genetic engineering. Genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects. Biotechnology. Biotechnology. Genetic engineering. Genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9849864

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Other authors / contributors:	Koops, Bert-Jaap.
ISBN:	9783642350962 (electronic bk.) 3642350968 (electronic bk.) 9783642350955
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Description based upon print version of record.
Summary:	The volume is collection of articles treating the topic of human improvement/enhancement from a variety of perspectives - philosophical, literary, medical, genetic, sociological, legal etc. The chapters in this volume treat not only those aspects that most immediately come to mind when one thinks of 'human enhancement', such as genetic engineering, cloning, artificial implants and artificial intelligence etc.
Other form:	Print version: Koops, Bert-Jaap Engineering the Human : Human Enhancement Between Fiction and Fascination Dordrecht : Springer,c2013 9783642350955

Table of Contents:

Towards Homo Manufactus? : An Introduction to this Volume / Christoph H. Luthy, Bert-Jaap Koops
Historical and Philosophical Reflections on Natural, Enhanced and Artificial Men and Women / Christoph H. Luthy
Changing the Body Through the Centuries / Theo Mulder
Human Enhancement in Futures Explorations / Lucas Cornips, Marjolein van Asselt
Genetic Enhancement of Human Beings: Reality or Fiction? / Annemiek Nelis, Danielle Posthuma
Gulliver's Next Travels: A Journey into the Land of Biomaterials and Synthetic Life / Annemiek Nelis, Hub Zwart
Human Robots and Robotic Humans / Catholijn M. Jonker, Annemiek Nelis
Human Enhancement, Evolution and Lifespan: Evolving Towards Immortality? / Simon Verhulst
Opting for Prevention: Human Enhancement and Genetic Testing / Annemiek Nelis, Symone Detmar, Elske van den Akker
A Unique Copy: The Life and Identity of Clones in Literary Fiction / Bert-Jaap Koops
Parents' Responsibility for Their Choices Regarding the Enhancement of Their Child / Carla Sieburgh
Concering 'humans' and 'human' rights. Human enhancement from the perspective of fundamental rights / Bert-Jaap Koops
Conclusion: the debate about human enhancement / Bert-Jaap Koops.

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