9780190664046-0190664045-Better than Human: The Promise and Perils of Biomedical Enhancement (Philosophy in Action)

Better than Human: The Promise and Perils of Biomedical Enhancement (Philosophy in Action)

ISBN-13: 9780190664046
ISBN-10: 0190664045
Edition: Reprint
Author: Allen Buchanan
Publication date: 2017
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback 216 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780190664046
ISBN-10: 0190664045
Edition: Reprint
Author: Allen Buchanan
Publication date: 2017
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Format: Paperback 216 pages

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Better than Human: The Promise and Perils of Biomedical Enhancement (Philosophy in Action) (ISBN-13: 9780190664046 and ISBN-10: 0190664045), written by authors Allen Buchanan, was published by Oxford University Press in 2017. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other History & Philosophy (Medical Ethics, Medicine, Ethics & Morality, Philosophy) books. You can easily purchase or rent Better than Human: The Promise and Perils of Biomedical Enhancement (Philosophy in Action) (Paperback, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used History & Philosophy books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.72.

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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.

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