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Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares : the promise and peril of genetic engineering / Maxwell J. Mehlman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mehlman, Maxwell J.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Genetic engineering--Social aspects.
- Genetic engineering.
- Genetic engineering--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Genetic engineering--Environmental aspects.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (287 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Our responsibility is to learn how to balance innovation with caution.
- 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.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-4214-0727-2
- OCLC:
- 813005000
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