The price of perfection [electronic resource] : individualism and society in the era of biomedical enhancement / Maxwell J. Mehlman.
Material type: TextPublication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.Description: 309 pSubject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:- 610 22
- RA418.5.M4 M45 2009
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Ebook | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone Online | eBook (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.