Citizen Cyborg: Why Democratic Societies Must Respond to the Redesigned Human of the Future
by James Hughes
Rating
LanguageEN
Total Pages320 pages
ISBN
9780813341989
Published
2004
Description
A provocative work by medical ethicist James Hughes, argues that technologies pushing the boundaries of humanness can radically improve our quality of life if they are controlled democratically. Hughes challenges both th...A provocative work by medical ethicist James Hughes, argues that technologies pushing the boundaries of humanness can radically improve our quality of life if they are controlled democratically. Hughes challenges both the technophobia of leon kass and francis fukuyama and the unchecked enthusiasm of others for limitless human enhancement.
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