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Better than human : the promise and perils of enhancing ourselves /

"Is it right to use biomedical technologies to make us better than well or even perhaps better than human? Should we view our biology as fixed or should we try to improve on it? College students are already taking cognitive enhancement drugs. The U.S. army is already working to develop drugs an...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Buchanan, Allen E., 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Oxford [UK] ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2011]
Colección:Philosophy in action.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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