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Author:
Mehlman, Maxwell J.
Title:
Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares : the promise and peril of genetic engineering / Maxwell J. Mehlman.
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press,
Copyright Date:
2012
Description:
ix, 274 p. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
Genetic engineering--Social aspects.
Genetic engineering--Moral and ethical aspects.
Genetic engineering--Environmental aspects.
Genetic Engineering.
Biological Evolution.
Genetic Engineering--ethics.
Risk Assessment.
Socioeconomic Factors.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Part 1. Transhumanist Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares -- Visions of Heaven and Hell -- Thinking about the Unthinkable -- part 2. The Hazards of Evolutionary Engineering -- Physical Harm to Children -- Psycho-Social Harm to Children -- Broader Consequences for Society -- The End of the Human Species -- 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.
ISBN:
1421407272 (electronic)
9781421407272 (electronic)
1421406691 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
9781421406695 (hbk. : acid-free paper)
OCLC:
(OCoLC)779097130
LCCN:
2012001949
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
OIAX792 -- Grinnell College (Grinnell)

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