Transhumanism, Ethics and the Therapeutic Revolution: Agents of Change

ISBN-13: 9781032244006 / Angielski / Twarda / 2023 / 272 str.

UK) Goundrey-Smith Stephen (University of Exeter

Opis

The author proposes an ethical framework for assessing novel biomedical technologies according to the effects on personal autonomy, embodiment and bodily life, and on the imago Dei.

Spis treści

Introduction. Therapy Plus: An Ultimate Cure  1. Biomedical Science and Medical Ethics: Past and Future  2. Transhumanism: Losing Our Humanity?  3. New World, New People: The Contraceptive Pill  4. Better than Well: Prozac and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) Antidepressants  5. Towards A New Therapeutic Ethic: Re-Evaluation of Transhumanism  6. Braver New World – Reimagining Transhumanism.  Glossary  Annotated Bibliography  Index

O autorze

Stephen Goundrey-Smith is an applied theologian and ordained minister in the Church of England who has also worked as a pharmacist. He received a PhD in Theology from the University of Exeter, UK.