Better than human: the promise and perils of enhancing ourselves
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New York [u.a.]
Oxford Univ. Press
2011
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| Schriftenreihe: | Philosophy in action
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| Beschreibung: | Literaturverz. S. 205 - 216 |
| Beschreibung: | VI, 220 S. |
| ISBN: | 9780199797875 0199797870 |
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Praise for
"‘Alien Buchanan has throughout his career shown an almost uncanny ability to see
issues on the horizon in professional ethics and political philosophy and to write
exceptionally able articles almost before others appreciate the significance of the
issues, in Better Than Human he shows a new skill: He can write for the general public
in a gorgeous, probing, and engaging style. This philosophically subtle and rich book
will change the public perception of biomedical enhancement."
Tom L. Beauchamp. Professor of Philosophy and Senior Research Scholar.
Kennedy Institute of Ethics. Georgetown University
"Simply the best book on human enhancement to date. Not only does Buchanan
dismember the opposition, but he gives a deep, novel set of arguments in favor.1'
Julian Savutescu. Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics. University of Oxford
"Public debates about human enhancement are chock full of confusions, unwarranted
assumptions, and bad arguments. Allen Buchanan has done a masterful job of tackling
this mess and bringing his characteristic clarity and philosophical insight to it. His book
is addressed to a general educated audience, not philosophical or scientific specialists,
but this philosopher not only enjoyed its lively style, but also learned a lot from ft.”
-Dan W. Brock, Frances Glessner lee Professor of Medical Ethics. Department of
Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School
IS IT RIGHT TO USE BIOMEDICAL
TECHNOLOGIES TO MAKE US BETTER
THAN WELL OR EVEN PERHAPS
BETTER THAN HUMAN? Should we view
our biology as fixed or should we try to improve on
it? Coliege students are already taking cognitive
enhancement drugs. The U.S. Army is already working
to develop drugs and technologies to produce “super
soldiers.” Scientists already know how to use genetic
engineering techniques to enhance the strength
and memories of mice, and the application of such
technologies to humans is on the horizon.
In Better Than Human, phiEosopher-bioethicist
Alien Buchanan grapples with the ethical dilemmas of .
the biomedical enhancement revolution. Biomedical
enhancements can make us smarten have better
memories, be stronger, quicker, have more stamina,
live much longer, avoid the frailties of aging, and enjoy
richer emotional lives. în 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 wfiiat makes human beings distinctively
valuable. Others assume that biomedical enhancements
well only be available to the rich, with the result that
social inequalities will worsen. Buchanan shows that
the debate over enhancement has been distorted by
false assumptions and misleading rhetoric. To think
clearly about enhancement, we have to acknowledge
that human nature is a mixed bag and that our species
has many “design flaws/7 We should be open to the
possibility of becoming better than human, while never
underestimating the risk that our attempts to improve
may backfire.
ALLEN BUCHANAN is the author of eleven books
on bioethics and political philosophy. He has served on
the Advisory DounciS for the national Homan Genome
Research Institute, Staff Philosopher for the President's
Commission on Medical Ethics, and as consultant to
President Barack Obama's Presidential Commission for
the Study of Bioethics i Issues.
CONTENTS
Preface v
1. Breathless Optimism, Hysterical Loathing 3
2. Why Evolution Isn’t Good Enough 29
3. Changing Human Nature? Or: Unnatural Acts,
and Not Just with Sheep Like Dolly 58
4. Playing God, Responsibly 84
5. Will the Rich Get Biologically Richer? 114
6. Is Enhancement Corrupting? 148
7. The Enhancement Enterprise i 92
References 205
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