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.