Better than Human: The Promise and Perils of Biomedical Enhancement - Couverture souple

Buchanan, Allen

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0190664045 ISBN 13 : 9780190664046

Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2017

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In Better than Human?, noted bioethicist Allen Buchanan grapples with the ethical dilemmas of the medical revolution now upon us. Biomedical enhancements, he writes, can make us smarter, have better memories, be stronger, quicker, have more stamina, live much longer, be more resistant to disease and to the frailties of aging, and enjoy richer emotional lives. They can even improve our character, or at least strengthen our powers of self-control. In spite of the benefits that biomedical enhancements may bring, many people instinctively reject them. Some worry that we will lose something important-our appreciation for what we have or what makes human beings distinctively valuable. To think clearly about enhancement, Buchanan argues, we have to acknowledge that nature is a mixed bag and that our species has many "design flaws". We should be open to the possibility of becoming better than human, while never underestimating the risk that our attempts to improve may backfire.

Revue de presse :

Medicine promises not just to cure disease but to make us "better than well," with "cognitive enhancement drugs" like Ritalin and even genetic modification. In this slim manifesto, Buchanan rebuts claims that such efforts are unprecedented, unnatural or unjust." (The New York Times)

I cannot do justice to the richness of Buchanan's analysis in the scope of this review. Buchanan is a first-class guide through the complex thicket of issues and arguments related to BME. (Washington Independent Review of Books)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Oxford University Press
• Date d'édition: 2017
• ISBN 10: 0190664045
• ISBN 13: 9780190664046
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216