the quantity is selection of articles treating the subject of human improvement/enhancement from numerous views – philosophical, literary, clinical, genetic, sociological, felony and so forth.
The chapters during this quantity deal with not just these elements that the majority instantly spring to mind whilst one thinks of ‘human enhancement’, corresponding to genetic engineering, cloning, man made implants and synthetic intelligence and so forth. a little much less seen points comprise evolutionary views in reference to the prolongation of the human lifespan, cosmetic surgery due to the fact that its beginnings, and questions comparable to no matter if the excellence among ‘natural’ and ‘artificial’ can relatively be drawn in any respect and the way it's been conceived around the a long time, or what the criminal implications are of modern advancements and strategies. Many papers make hyperlinks to the illustration of those advancements in pop culture, from Jules Verne via Aldous Huxley to the motion picture Gattaca, deal with the hopes and fears that include them in addition to the query how lifelike those are.
While all chapters are written by way of scientists on the foreign best in their respective fields, all are available to a non-specialist viewers and eminently readable. We think that they characterize a state-of-the paintings assessment of questions which are of curiosity to a wide audience.
The booklet hence ambitions a non-specialist viewers with an curiosity in philosophical, sociological, clinical and felony concerns occupied with either conventional and up to date issues about the wish of mankind to enhance itself, the human physique, the human brain and the human . it really is specified in that it brings jointly most of these features inside a coherent and cohesive collection.