What Does it Mean to be Human? Life, Death, Personhood and the Transhumanist Movement

This book is a critical examination of the philosophical and moral issues in relation to human enhancement and the various related medical developments that are now rapidly moving from the laboratory into the clinical realm. In the book, the author critically examines technologies such as genetic en...

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1. Verfasser: Doyle, D. John (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2018.
Schriftenreihe:Anticipation Science, 3
Schlagworte:
Ethics.
Computers and civilization.
Philosophy.
Medicine-Philosophy.
ISBN:9783319949505
ISSN:2522-039X ;
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. Biomedical Ethics
  • Chapter 3. Humans, Transhumans and Humanoids
  • Chapter 4. Pharmacologic Enhancement: Possibilities and Perils
  • Chapter 5. Life, Death, and Brain Death
  • Chapter 6. Cryonic Life Extension: Scientific Possibility or Stupid Pipe Dream?
  • Chapter 7. Defending Attacks Against Transhumanism
  • Chapter 8. Conclusions. Appendix.

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