Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares : the promise and peril of genetic engineering /
Mehlman, Maxwell J.
Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares : the promise and peril of genetic engineering / Maxwell J. Mehlman. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. - ix, 274 p. ; 24 cm.
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.
9781421406695 (hbk. : acidfree paper) 1421406691 (hbk. : acid-free paper) 9781421407272 1421407272
2012001949
Genetic engineering--Social aspects.
Genetic engineering--Moral and ethical aspects.
Genetic engineering--Environmental aspects.
QH442 / .M44 2012
660.6/5
Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares : the promise and peril of genetic engineering / Maxwell J. Mehlman. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012. - ix, 274 p. ; 24 cm.
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.
9781421406695 (hbk. : acidfree paper) 1421406691 (hbk. : acid-free paper) 9781421407272 1421407272
2012001949
Genetic engineering--Social aspects.
Genetic engineering--Moral and ethical aspects.
Genetic engineering--Environmental aspects.
QH442 / .M44 2012
660.6/5