Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares : the promise and peril of genetic engineering / Maxwell J. Mehlman.
2012
QH442 .M44 2012
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Title
Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares : the promise and peril of genetic engineering / Maxwell J. Mehlman.
Author
ISBN
9781421407272 (electronic bk.)
1421407272 (electronic bk.)
9781421406695 (hbk. ; acid-free paper)
1421406691 (hbk. ; acid-free paper)
1421407272 (electronic bk.)
9781421406695 (hbk. ; acid-free paper)
1421406691 (hbk. ; acid-free paper)
Imprint
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.
Language
English
Language Note
English.
Description
1 online resource (288 pages)
Call Number
QH442 .M44 2012
System Control No.
(OCoLC)821733666
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Part 1. What is to come?
Visions of Heaven and Hell
Thinking about the Unthinkable
Part 2. The Hazards of Evolutionary Engineering
Physical Harm to Children
Psychosocial Harm to Children
Broader Consequences for Society
The End of the Human Lineage
Evolution by Nature or by Human Design?
Part 3. Managing Risk in Evolutionary Engineering
Protecting the Children
Preserving Societal Cohesion
Providing for our Descendents
Safeguarding the Human Species
Epilogue.
Visions of Heaven and Hell
Thinking about the Unthinkable
Part 2. The Hazards of Evolutionary Engineering
Physical Harm to Children
Psychosocial Harm to Children
Broader Consequences for Society
The End of the Human Lineage
Evolution by Nature or by Human Design?
Part 3. Managing Risk in Evolutionary Engineering
Protecting the Children
Preserving Societal Cohesion
Providing for our Descendents
Safeguarding the Human Species
Epilogue.
Source of Description
Print version record.
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Print version: Mehlman, Maxwell J. Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012
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