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The price of perfection

individualism and society in the era of biomedical enhancement

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Johns Hopkins University Press
Language
English
Pages
309

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Subjects

Moral and ethical aspects, Doping in Sports, Bioethics, Social aspects, Medical innovations, Social medicine, Social Identification, Biomedical Enhancement, Perfection, Decision Making, Perfection, moral and ethical aspects, Decision making, Doping in sports, Group identity, Medische techniek, Biomedische techniek, Ethische aspecten, Politieke aspecten
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Cover of: Price of Perfection
Price of Perfection: Individualism and Society in the Era of Biomedical Enhancement
2009, Johns Hopkins University Press
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The price of perfection: individualism and society in the era of biomedical enhancement
2009, Johns Hopkins University Press
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Table of Contents

Self-satisfaction
Social reward
The hegemony of meritocracy
Access to enhancements and the challenge to equality
Lack of choice
Enhancements in sports
The lessons from sports
The war on enhancements
Promoting safety, efficacy, and informed decision-making
Protecting the vulnerable
Access and inequality
Abominations
Research on enhancement.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Dewey Decimal Class
610
Library of Congress
RA418.5.M4 M45 2009, RA418.5.M4M45 2009

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Pagination
p. ;
Number of pages
309

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OL22514045M
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0801892635
ISBN 13
9780801892639
LCCN
2008037854
OCLC/WorldCat
245512243
Library Thing
6528532
Goodreads
6753197

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