Truly Human Enhancement: A Philosophical Defense of Limits

MIT Press (2013)
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Nicholas Agar offers a more nuanced view of the transformative potential of genetic and cybernetic technologies, making a case for moderate human enhancement—improvements to attributes and abilities that do not significantly exceed what ...

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