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Author Mehlman, Maxwell J.

Title The price of perfection [electronic resource] : individualism and society in the era of biomedical enhancement / Maxwell J. Mehlman.

Imprint Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description 309 p.
Bibliography 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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject Medical innovations -- Social aspects.
Perfection -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Social medicine.
Bioethics.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 9780801892639 (alk. paper)
0801892635 (alk. paper)

 
    
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