Better Humans? Bioethics Human Enhancement Life Extension Tech Pack

A small collection of articles, pamphlets and essays (the Better Humans? book is a compilation of essays) probing into the question of life extension technology and human enhancement technologies. They ask the bioethical question - "Just because we can, Does it mean we should?".

Gabe Romain - Robotic Legs Closer for US Soldiers
Published: 2004.03.05
Web Article - betterhumans.com
Pages: 4

Liz Brown - No Limit to Lifespan if We're Machines
Published: 2004.08.26
Web Article - betterhumans.com
Pages: 2

Better Humans? The Politics of Human Enhancement and Life Extension
Published: 2006.02.01
# ISBN-10: 1841801550
# ISBN-13: 978-1841801551
Edited by Paul Miller and James Wilsdon
Publisher: Demos
Pages: 140

Description

We all share a desire for self-improvement.Whether through education, work, parenthood or adhering to religious or ethical codes, each of us seeks to become a ‘better human’ in a variety of ways. And for some people, more consumerist pursuits hold the key to self-improvement: working out in the gym, wearing makeup, buying new clothes, or indulging in a spot of cosmetic surgery.

But now a new set of possibilities is opening up. Advances in biotechnology, neuroscience, computing and nanotechnology mean that we are in the early stages of a period of huge technological potential. Within the next 30 years, it may become commonplace to alter the genetic make-up of our children, to insert artificial implants into our bodies, or to radically extend life expectancy.

This collection of essays by leading scientists and commentators explores the implications of human enhancement technologies and asks how citizens and policy-makers should respond.

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Irish Council for Bioethics - Human Enhancement - Making People Better or Making Better People?
Published: 2007.09.17
Information Leaflet
Pages: 6

Fritz Allhoff et al - Ethics of Human Enhancement: An Executive Summary
Published: 2010.01.26
Fritz Allhoff, Patrick Lin and Jesse Steinberg
Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2010
Pages: 12

CEC WG on Bioethics and Biotechnology - Human Enhancement
Published: 2010.03.01
Discussion Document
Pages: 20