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Engineering the Human - Human Enhancement Between Fiction and Fascination (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
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Engineering the Human - Human Enhancement Between Fiction and Fascination (Hardcover, 2013 ed.)
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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. Somewhat less obvious aspects include
evolutionary perspectives in connection with the prolongation of
the human lifespan, plastic surgery since its beginnings, and
questions such as whether the distinction between 'natural' and
'artificial' can really be drawn at all and how it has been
conceived across the ages, or what the legal implications are of
recent developments and techniques. Many papers make links to the
representation of these developments in popular culture, from Jules
Verne through Aldous Huxley to the movie Gattaca, address the hopes
and fears that come with them as well as the question how realistic
these are. While all chapters are written by scientists at the
international top of their respective fields, all are accessible to
a non-specialist audience and eminently readable. We believe that
they represent a state-of-the art overview of questions that are of
interest to a large audience. The book thus targets a
non-specialist audience with an interest in philosophical,
sociological, scientific and legal issues involved in both
traditional and recent matters concerning the desire of mankind to
improve itself, the human body, the human mind and the human
condition. It is unique in that it brings together all these
aspects within a coherent and cohesive collection.
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