- Publisher's listprice GBP 29.99
-
14 327 Ft (13 645 Ft + 5% VAT)
The price is estimated because at the time of ordering we do not know what conversion rates will apply to HUF / product currency when the book arrives. In case HUF is weaker, the price increases slightly, in case HUF is stronger, the price goes lower slightly.
- Discount 10% (cc. 1 433 Ft off)
- Discounted price 12 895 Ft (12 281 Ft + 5% VAT)
Subcribe now and take benefit of a favourable price.
Subscribe
14 327 Ft
Availability
printed on demand
Why don't you give exact delivery time?
Delivery time is estimated on our previous experiences. We give estimations only, because we order from outside Hungary, and the delivery time mainly depends on how quickly the publisher supplies the book. Faster or slower deliveries both happen, but we do our best to supply as quickly as possible.
Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 17 January 2013
- ISBN 9780199671496
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages304 pages
- Size 215x143x15 mm
- Weight 382 g
- Language English 0
Categories
Short description:
Biotechnologies already on the horizon will enable us to be smarter, have better memories, be stronger and quicker, live longer, be more resistant to diseases, and enjoy richer emotional lives. Allen Buchanan explores urgent ethical issues raised by these developments, about what it is to be human and what sort of society we should strive to have.
MoreLong description:
Biotechnologies already on the horizon will enable us to be smarter, have better memories, be stronger and quicker, have more stamina, live longer, be more resistant to diseases, and enjoy richer emotional lives. To some of us, these prospects are heartening; to others, they are dreadful. In Beyond Humanity a leading philosopher offers a powerful and controversial exploration of urgent ethical issues concerning human enhancement. These raise enduring questions about what it is to be human, about individuality, about our relationship to nature, and about what sort of society we should strive to have. Allen E. Buchanan urges that the debate about enhancement needs to be informed by a proper understanding of evolutionary biology, which has discredited the simplistic conceptions of human nature used by many opponents of enhancement. He argues that there are powerful reasons for us to embark on the enhancement enterprise, and no objections to enhancement that are sufficient to outweigh them.
Whether or not the benefits are worth the risks, Buchanan's thought-provoking work deserves careful consideration.
Table of Contents:
The Landscape of the Enhancement Debate
Enhancement and Human Development Enhancement and Human Development
Character
Human Nature and the Natural
Conservatism and Enhancement
Unintended Bad Consequences
Moral Status and Enhancement
Distributive Justice and the Diffusion of Innovations
