Engineering the Human : Human Enhancement Between Fiction and Fascination - Koops, Bert Jaap.; Lüthy, Christoph H.; Nelis, Annemiek; Sieburgh, Carla; Jansen, J.P.M.; Schmid, Monika S.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2013)
Towards Homo Manufactus? An Introduction to this Volume -- Historical and Philosophical Reflections on Natural, Enhanced and Artificial Men and Women -- Changing the Body Through the Centuries -- Human Enhancement in Future Explorations -- Genetic Enhancement of Human Beings: Reality or Fiction? Gulliver's Next Travels: A Journey into the Land of Biomaterials and Synthetic Life -- Human Robots and Robotic Humans -- Human Enhancement, Evolution and Lifespan: Evolving Towards Immortality? Opting for Prevention: Human Enhancement and Genetic Testing -- A Unique Copy: The Life and Identity of Clones in Literary Fiction -- Parents' Responsibility for Their Choices Regarding the Enhancement of Their Child -- Concerning 'Humans' and 'Human' Rights. Human Enhancement from the Perspective of Fundamental Rights -- Conclusion: The Debate About Human Enhancement.
Keywords: Evolutionary biology; Human genetics; Biology-Philosophy.; Social sciences; Biological psychology; Evolutionary Biology; Human Genetics; Philosophy of Biology; Social Sciences, general; Biological Psychology