Author: James Hughes
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Publisher: Basic Books
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0813341981
Citizen Cyborg: Why Democratic Societies Must Respond To The Redesigned Human Of The Future
A provocative work by medical ethicist James Hughes, Citizen Cyborg argues that technologies pushing the boundaries of humanness can radically improve our quality of life if they are controlled democratically. Medical books Citizen Cyborg. Hughes challenges both the technophobia of Leon Kass and Francis Fukuyama and the unchecked enthusiasm of others for limitless human enhancement. He argues instead for a third way, "democratic transhumanism," by asking the question destined to become a fundamental issue of the twenty-first century: How can we use new cybernetic and biomedical technologies to make life better for everyone? These technologies hold great promise, but they also pose profound challenges to our health, our culture, and our liberal democratic political system. By allowing humans to become more than human - "posthuman" or "transhuman" - the new technologies will require new answers for the enduring issues of liberty and the common good. What limits should we place on the freedom of people to control their own bodies? Who should own genes and other living things? Which technologies should be mandatory, which voluntary, and which forbidden? For answers to these challenges, Citizen Cyborg proposes a radical return to a faith in the resilience of our democratic institutions Medical books Citizen Cyborg: Why Democratic Societies Must Respond To The Redesigned Human Of. author james hughes format hardback language english publication year 06 10 2004 subject computing it subject 2 computing general title citizen cyborg why democratic societies must respond to the redesigned human of the future author james hughes publisher basic books publication date nov 01 2004 pages 320 binding paperback dimensions 6 25 wx 9 00 hx 1 00 d isbn 0813341981 subject science philosophy social aspects description a leading medical ethicist examines the potential implications of te
Hughes challenges both the technophobia of Leon Kass and Francis Fukuyama and the unchecked enthusiasm of others for limitless human enhancement. He argues instead for a third way, "democratic transhumanism," by asking the question destined to become a fundamental issue of the twenty-first century: How can we use new cybernetic and biomedical technologies to make life better for everyone? These technologies hold great promise, but they also pose profound challenges to our health, our culture, and our liberal democratic political system. By allowing humans to become more than human - "posthuman" or "transhuman" - the new technologies will require new answers for the enduring issues of liberty and the common good. What limits should we place on the freedom of people to control their own bodies? Who should own genes and other living things? Which technologies should be mandatory, which voluntary, and which forbidden? For answers to these challenges, Citizen Cyborg proposes a radical return to a faith in the resilience of our democratic institutions.
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author james hughes format hardback language english publication year 06 10 2004 subject computing it subject 2 computing general title citizen cyborg why democratic societies must respond to the redesigned human of the future author james hughes publisher basic books publication date nov 01 2004 pages 320 binding paperback dimensions 6 25 wx 9 00 hx 1 00 d isbn 0813341981 subject science philosophy social aspects description a leading medical ethicist examines the potential implications of te
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Basic Books (AZ) 9780813341989 Citizen Cyborg: Why Democratic Societies Must Respond to the Redesigned Human of the Future Description This provocative work by a medical ethicist argues that technologies pushing the boundaries of humanness can radically improve our quality of life if they are controlled democratically and made equally available in a liberal society. Illustrations. *Author: Hughes, James/ Yambert, Karl *Binding Type: Hardcover *Number of Pages: 320 *Publication Date: 2004/10/01
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Hughes challenges both the technophobia of Leon Kass and Francis Fukuyama and the unchecked enthusiasm of others for limitless human enhancement. He argues instead for a third way, "democratic transhumanism," by asking the question destined to become a fundamental issue of the twenty-first century: How can we use new cybernetic and biomedical technologies to make life better for everyone? These technologies hold great promise, but they also pose profound challenges to our health, our culture, and our liberal democratic political system. By allowing humans to become more than human - "posthuman" or "transhuman" - the new technologies will require new answers for the enduring issues of liberty and the common good. What limits should we place on the freedom of people to control their own bodies? Who should own genes and other living things? Which technologies should be mandatory, which voluntary, and which forbidden? For answers to these challenges, Citizen Cyborg proposes a radical return to a faith in the resilience of our democratic institutions.
