Truly Human Enhancement: A Philosophical Defense of Limits (Basic Bioethics)

The Transformative Potential Of Genetic And Cybernetic Technologies To Enhance Human Capabilities Is Most Often Either Rejected On Moral And Prudential Grounds Or Hailed As The Future Salvation Of Humanity. In This Book, Nicholas Agar Offers A More Nuanced View, Making A Case For Moderate Human Enhancement-improvements To Attributes And Abilities That Do Not Significantly Exceed What Is Currently Possible For Human Beings. He Argues Against Radical Human Enhancement, Or Improvements That Greatly Exceed Current Human Capabilities. --publisher's Website. Radical Human Enhancement As A Transformative Change -- Two Ideals Of Human Enhancement -- What Interest Do We Have In Superhuman Feats? -- The Threat To Human Identities From Too Much Enhancement -- Should We Enhance Our Cognitive Powers To Better Understand The Universe And Our Place In It? -- The Moral Case Against Radical Life Extension -- A Defense Of Truly Human Enhancement -- Why Radical Cognitive Enhancement Will (probably) Enhance Moral Status -- Why Moral Status Enhancement Is A Morally Bad Thing -- A Technological Yet Truly Human Future : As Depicted In Star Trek. Nicholas Agar. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.