Rethinking Human Enhancement

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Rethinking Human Enhancement

Author	: Laura Y. Cabrera
File Size	: 48,6 Mb
Publisher	: Springer
Language	: English
Release Date	: 28 July 2015
ISBN	: 9781137402240
Pages	: 201 pages

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Rethinking Human Enhancement by Laura Y. Cabrera Book PDF Summary

This book discusses three possible human enhancement paradigms and explores how each involves different values, uses of technology, and different degrees and kinds of ethical concerns. A new framework is advanced that promotes technological innovation that serves the improvement of the human condition in a respectful and sustainable way.

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