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Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares [electronic resource] : the promise and peril of genetic engineering / Maxwell J. Mehlman.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: UPCC book collections on Project MUSEPublication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. 2015)Description: 1 online resource (288 p.)ISBN:
  • 9781421407272
  • 1421407272
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 660.6/5 23
LOC classification:
  • QH442 .M44 2012
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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.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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