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Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares, the promise and peril of genetic engineering, Maxwell J. Mehlman

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

index present

non fiction

Transhumanist dreams and dystopian nightmares

bibliography

Maxwell J. Mehlman

the promise and peril of genetic engineering

part 1. Transhumanist Dreams and Dystopian Nightmares -- Visions of Heaven and Hell -- Thinking about the Unthinkable -- part 2. The Hazards of Evolutionary Engineering -- Physical Harm to Children -- Psycho-Social Harm to Children -- Broader Consequences for Society -- The End of the Human Species -- Evolution by Nature or by Human Design? -- part 3. Managing Risk in Evolutionary Engineering -- Protecting the Children -- Preserving Societal Cohesion -- Providing for our Descendents -- Safeguarding the Human Species -- Epilogue