Description: Price of Perfection : Individualism and Society in the Era of Biomedical Enhancement, Hardcover by Mehlman, Maxwell J., ISBN 0801892635, ISBN-13 9780801892639, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Mehlman (law and bioethics, Case Western Reserve U.) considers questions and issues relating to the burgeoning field of biomedical enhancement. He addresses enhancements to physical performance, appearance, cognition, mood, combat effectiveness, reproduction, and aging prevention, as well as genetic modification, and their implications, criticisms, and concerns. He discusses the different reasons for their use, such as self-satisfaction and social reward, as well as ethical problems, issues of access and equality, lessons learned from the sports world, campaigns against genetic enhancement, promoting safety, efficacy, and informed decision making, ways to protect children and others who are vulnerable, and research. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR ()
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Book Title: Price of Perfection : Individualism and Society in the Era of Bio
Number of Pages: 304 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Price of Perfection : Individualism and Society in the Era of Biomedical Enhancement
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Item Height: 1 in
Subject: Ethics, Public Policy / General, Sports Medicine, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Decision-Making & Problem Solving, Disease & Health Issues, Social Psychology
Publication Year: 2009
Item Weight: 22.7 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Philosophy, Political Science, Social Science, Education, Psychology, Medical
Item Length: 9.3 in
Author: Maxwell J. Mehlman
Item Width: 6.4 in
Series: Bioethics Ser.
Format: Hardcover
