TY - BOOK ID - 11324124 TI - Enhancing Evolution PY - 2010 SN - 1283069555 9786613069559 1400836387 0691148163 9781400836383 9781400824021 1400824028 9780691148168 9781283069557 9780691148168 6613069558 PB - Princeton Princeton University Press DB - UniCat KW - Genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects. KW - Human reproductive technology -- Moral and ethical aspects. KW - Biology KW - Health & Biological Sciences KW - Genetics KW - Human genetics KW - Genetic engineering KW - Moral and ethical aspects. KW - Moral and religious aspects KW - Human reproductive technology UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:11324124 AB - In Enhancing Evolution, leading bioethicist John Harris dismantles objections to genetic engineering, stem-cell research, designer babies, and cloning and makes an ethical case for biotechnology that is both forthright and rigorous. Human enhancement, Harris argues, is a good thing--good morally, good for individuals, good as social policy, and good for a genetic heritage that needs serious improvement. Enhancing Evolution defends biotechnological interventions that could allow us to live longer, healthier, and even happier lives by, for example, providing us with immunity from cancer and HIV/AIDS. Further, Harris champions the possibility of influencing the very course of evolution to give us increased mental and physical powers--from reasoning, concentration, and memory to strength, stamina, and reaction speed. Indeed, he says, it's not only morally defensible to enhance ourselves; in some cases, it's morally obligatory. In a new preface, Harris offers a glimpse at the new science and technology to come, equipping readers with the knowledge to assess the ethics and policy dimensions of future forms of human enhancement. ER -