The price of perfection : individualism and society in the era of biomedical enhancement / Maxwell J. Mehlman.

Author
Mehlman, Maxwell J. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.
Description
309 p. ; 24 cm.

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    Subject(s)
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • The technological horizon
    • Self-satisfaction
    • Social reward
    • The hegemony of meritocracy
    • Access to enhancements and the challenge to equality
    • Lack of choice
    • Enhancements in sports
    • The lessons from sports
    • The war on enhancements
    • Promoting safety, efficacy, and informed decisionmaking
    • Protecting the vulnerable
    • Access and inequality
    • Abominations
    • Research on enhancement.
    ISBN
    • 9780801892639 (hardcover : alk. paper)
    • 0801892635 (hardcover : alk. paper)
    LCCN
    2008037854
    OCLC
    245512243
    RCP
    N - O
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