Human Enhancement

by Julian Savulescu

Book Overview

To what extent should we use technology to try to make better human beings? Because of the remarkable advances in biomedical science, we must now find an answer to this question.

Human enhancement aims to increase human capacities above normal levels. Many forms of human enhancement are already in use. Many students and academics take cognition enhancing drugs to get a competitive edge. Some top athletes boost their performance with legal and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199594961
• ISBN13: 9780199594962
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Oxford University Press (UK)
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"