Buch(elektronisch)2012

Unnatural Selection: The Challenges of Engineering Tomorrow's People

In: The Earthscan Science in Society Series

Healey, Peter; Rayner, Steve

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With ever-advancing scientific understanding and technological capabilities, humanity stands on the brink of the potential next stage of evolution: evolution engineered by us. Nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and cognitive science offer the possibility to enhance human performance, lengthen life-span and reshape our inherited physical, cognitive and emotional identities. But with this promise come huge risks, complex choices and fundamental ethical questions: about evolution; about what it is to be human; and about control over, and the distribution of benefits from, new t

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Unnatural selection: the challenges of engineering tomorrow's people

In: Science in society series

Healey, Peter; Rayner, Steve; Earthscan

'The whole idea of human enhancement divides people. cautious emphasize the dangers of the techniques themselves and the social and political consequences of allowing individual choice and commercial interests to prevail. enthusiasts point out that humans have always striven to enhance human capabilities and extend lifespan. isn't it unethical not to seek to improve on nature? this book deepens the debate with perspectives from diverse disciplines and cultures explaining what the technologies are what they might achieve and the societal consequences on a global scale.' Dr Mairi Levitt Departme