{"product_id":"enhancing-human-traits-erik-parens-9780878407804","title":"Enhancing Human Traits: Ethical and Social Implications","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this volume, scholars from philosophy, sociology, history, theology, women's studies, and law explore the looming ethical and social implications of new biotechnologies that are rapidly making it possible to enhance an individual's mental and physical attributes in ways previously only imagined.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTo clarify the issues, the contributors grapple with the central concept of \"enhancement\" and probe the uses and abuses of the term. Focusing in particular on the moral issues pertaining to cosmetic surgery and cosmetic psychopharmacology (a category which includes Prozac), they also examine notions of identity, authenticity, normality, and complicity. Other essays in this collection address the social ramifications of the new technologies, including the problems of access and fairness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Erik Parens\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0878407804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780878407804\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Georgetown University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/03\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.74lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.01h x 6.02w x 0.71d","brand":"Erik Parens","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926736830719,"sku":"9780878407804","price":32.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_63d41722-8b3c-480b-a955-7e2f30a4af71.jpg?v=1681084723","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/enhancing-human-traits-erik-parens-9780878407804","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}