TY - BOOK
T1 - THE ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF THE ETHICS OF HUMAN ENHANCEMENT
AU - Jotterand, Fabrice
AU - Ienca, Marcello
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2024 selection and editorial matter, Fabrice Jotterand and Marcello Ienca; individual chapters, the contributors.
PY - 2023/1/1
Y1 - 2023/1/1
N2 - The Routledge Handbook of the Ethics of Human Enhancement provides readers with a philosophically rich and scientifically grounded analysis of human enhancement and its ethical implications. A landmark in the academic literature, the volume covers human enhancement in genetic engineering, neuroscience, synthetic biology, regenerative medicine, bioengineering, and many other fields. The Handbook includes a diverse and multifaceted collection of 30 chapters-all appearing here in print for the first time- that reveal the fundamental ethical challenges related to human enhancement. The chapters have been written by internationally recognized leaders in the field and are organized into seven parts: 1. Historical Background and Key Concepts 2. Human Enhancement and Human Nature 3. Physical Enhancement 4. Cognitive Enhancement 5. Mood Enhancement and Moral Enhancement 6. Human Enhancement and Medicine 7. Legal, Social, and Political Implications The depth and topical range of the Handbook makes it an essential resource for upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows in a broad variety of disciplinary areas. Furthermore, it is an authoritative reference for basic scientists, philosophers, engineers, physicians, lawyers, and other professionals who work on the topic of human enhancement.
AB - The Routledge Handbook of the Ethics of Human Enhancement provides readers with a philosophically rich and scientifically grounded analysis of human enhancement and its ethical implications. A landmark in the academic literature, the volume covers human enhancement in genetic engineering, neuroscience, synthetic biology, regenerative medicine, bioengineering, and many other fields. The Handbook includes a diverse and multifaceted collection of 30 chapters-all appearing here in print for the first time- that reveal the fundamental ethical challenges related to human enhancement. The chapters have been written by internationally recognized leaders in the field and are organized into seven parts: 1. Historical Background and Key Concepts 2. Human Enhancement and Human Nature 3. Physical Enhancement 4. Cognitive Enhancement 5. Mood Enhancement and Moral Enhancement 6. Human Enhancement and Medicine 7. Legal, Social, and Political Implications The depth and topical range of the Handbook makes it an essential resource for upper-level undergraduates, graduate students, and postdoctoral fellows in a broad variety of disciplinary areas. Furthermore, it is an authoritative reference for basic scientists, philosophers, engineers, physicians, lawyers, and other professionals who work on the topic of human enhancement.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85169386106&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.4324/9781003105596
DO - 10.4324/9781003105596
M3 - Book
AN - SCOPUS:85169386106
SN - 9780367615796
BT - THE ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF THE ETHICS OF HUMAN ENHANCEMENT
PB - Taylor and Francis
ER -
