{"product_id":"enhancing-human-capacities-isbn-9781405195812","title":"Enhancing Human Capacities","description":"\u003ci\u003eEnhancing Human Capacities\u003c\/i\u003e is the first to review the very latest scientific developments in human enhancement. It is unique in its examination of the ethical and policy implications of these technologies from a broad range of perspectives.  \u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a rich range of perspectives on enhancement from world leading ethicists and scientists from Europe and North America\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe most comprehensive volume yet on the science and ethics of human enhancement\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUnique in providing a detailed overview of current and expected scientific advances in this area\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDiscusses both general conceptual and ethical issues and concrete questions of policy\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes sections covering all major forms of enhancement: cognitive, affective, physical, and life extension\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e  Preface (\u003ci\u003eGuy Kahane, Julian Savulescu and Ruud ter Meulen\u003c\/i\u003e).  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eI. Key Concepts and Questions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1. Introduction: Wellbeing and the Concept of Enhancement (\u003ci\u003eJulian Savulescu, Anders Sandberg,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGuy Kahane\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. The Concept of Nature and the Enhancement Technologies Debate (\u003ci\u003eLisbeth Witthoefft Nielsen\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Enhancement, Autonomy and Authenticity (\u003ci\u003eNiklas Juth\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. Breaking Evolution's Chains: The Promise of Enhancement by Design (\u003ci\u003eRussell Powell\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAllen Buchanan\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eII. Cognitive Enhancement.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. Introduction: Cognition Enhancement--Upgrading the Brain (\u003ci\u003eAnders Sandberg\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6. The Social and Economic Impacts of Cognitive Enhancement (\u003ci\u003eAnders Sandberg\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJulian Savulescu\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7. Cognitive Enhancing Drugs: Neuroscience and Society (\u003ci\u003eCharlotte R. Housden, Sharon Morein-Zamir,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBarbara J. Sahakian\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8. Cognitive Bias and Collective Enhancement (\u003ci\u003eSteve Clarke\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9. Smart Policy: Cognitive Enhancement in the Public Interest (\u003ci\u003eNick Bostrom\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRebecca Roache\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIII. Mood Enhancement.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10. Introduction: Feeling Better – Scientific, Ethical and Social Issues in Mood Enhancement (\u003ci\u003eRon Berghmans, Ruud ter Meulen, Andrea Malizia\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRein Vos\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11. Reasons to Feel, Reasons to take Pills (\u003ci\u003eGuy Kahane\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12. What's In a Name- ADHD and the Grey Area Between Treatment and Enhancement (\u003ci\u003eMaartje Schermer\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIneke Bolt\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13. What Is Good or Bad In Mood Enhancement? (\u003ci\u003eRein Vos\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14. Asperger's Syndrome, Bipolar Disorder and the Relation between Mood, Cognition and Well-Being (\u003ci\u003eLaurens Landeweerd\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15. Is Mood Enhancement a Legitimate Goal of Medicine? (\u003ci\u003eBengt Brülde\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16. Cognitive Therapy and Positive Psychology Combined: A Promising Approach to the Enhancement of Happiness (\u003ci\u003eTony Hope\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17. After Prozac (\u003ci\u003eS. Matthew Liao\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRebecca Roache\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIV. Physical Enhancement.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18. Introduction: Physical Enhancement (\u003ci\u003eHidde J. Haisma\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19. Physical Enhancement – The State of the Art (\u003ci\u003eAndy Miah\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20. Enhanced Bodies (\u003ci\u003eClaudio Tamburrini\u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTorbjörn Tännsjö\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21. Physical Enhancement: What Baseline, Whose Judgement? (\u003ci\u003eSøren\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eHolm\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMike McNamee\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22. Le Tour and Failure of Zero Tolerance: Time to Relax Doping Controls (\u003ci\u003eJulian Savulescu\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBennett Foddy\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23. Enhancing Skill (\u003ci\u003eBennett Foddy\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24. Can a Ban on Doping in Sport be Morally Justified? (\u003ci\u003eSigmund Loland\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eV. Life Extension.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25. Introduction: Looking for the Fountain of Youth: Scientific, Ethical and Social Issues in the Extension of Human Lifespan (\u003ci\u003eGaia Barazzetti\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26. Is Living Longer Living Better? (\u003ci\u003eLarry Temkin\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27. Life Extension versus Replacement (\u003ci\u003eGustaf Arrhenius\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28. Life Span Extension: Metaphysical Basis and Ethical Outcomes (\u003ci\u003eChristine Overall\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29. Lifespan Extension and Personal Identity (\u003ci\u003eGaia Barazetti\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMassimo Reichlin\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30. Intergenerational Justice and Lifespan Extension (\u003ci\u003eRoberto Mordacci\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31. The Value of Life Extension to Persons as Conatively-Driven Processes (\u003ci\u003eSteven Horrobin\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32. Enhancing Human Ageing: The Cultural and Psychosocial Context of Life-Span Extension (\u003ci\u003eJohn Bond\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33. Policy Making for a New Generation of Interventions in Age-Related Disease and Decline (\u003ci\u003eKenneth Howse\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVI. Moral Enhancement.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34. Moral Enhancement (\u003ci\u003eTom Douglas\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35. Unfit for the Future?: Human Nature, Scientific Progress and the Need for Moral Enhancement (\u003ci\u003eIngmar Persson\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJulian Savulescu\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eVII. General Policy.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36. Of Nails and Hammers: Human Biological Enhancement and American Policy Tools (\u003ci\u003eHenry T. Greely\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e37. The Politics of Human Enhancement and the European Union (\u003ci\u003eChristopher Coenen, Mirjam Schuijff\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMartijintje Smits\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNotes on Contributors.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\"Indeed, the book itself is a cognitive enhancer par excellence and is sure to raise the level of debate on the use of enhancements and their potential risks and benefits for individuals and society itself.\"  (\u003ci\u003eNeuroethics\u003c\/i\u003e, 14 December 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This volume is appropriate for all who wish to reflect seriously on the prospects for enhancing human capacities. References in the articles range widely over the literature in bioscience and philosophy. Comprehensive index included. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates and above; general readers.\" (Choice, 1 November 2011)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eJulian Savulescu\u003c\/b\u003e is Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics at the University of Oxford, and Director of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics within the Faculty of Philosophy. He is also Director of the Wellcome Centre for Neuroethics, and Director of the Program on the Ethics of the New Biosciences, within the James Martin 21st Century School at the University of Oxford. He is author of over 200 publications and has given over 100 international presentations.  \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eRuud ter Meulen\u003c\/b\u003e is Chair in Ethics in Medicine, and Director of the Centre for Ethics in Medicine at the University of Bristol. Previously he worked as Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Institute for Bioethics at the University of Maastricht (The Netherlands). He is author of over 130 publications and has given over 100 national and international presentations. He was co-ordinator of the ENHANCE project in which most of the chapters of this book were produced.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eGuy Kahane\u003c\/b\u003e is Deputy Director of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, and Research Fellow at the Wellcome Centre for Neuroethics, both at the Faculty of Philosophy, University of Oxford. Kahane is also Fulford Junior Research Fellow at Somerville College Oxford, and a recipient of a Wellcome Trust University Award in Biomedical Ethics. Kahane has published extensively in applied ethics, metaethics and value theory.\u003c\/p\u003e  Human enhancement is one of the most exciting -- and troubling -- areas of recent scientific advance. It raises new and profound challenges relating to the human condition as well as giving rise to serious questions surrounding the limits and ethics of changing human nature.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e   \u003cp\u003eThis stimulating volume is the first to review the very latest scientific developments in human enhancement. It is unique in its examination of the ethical and policy implications of these technologies from a broad range of perspectives, including philosophy, the biological and neurosciences, and the social sciences. The book covers all major forms of human enhancement: cognitive, mood, physical, moral and life extension, as well as general conceptual and moral questions about enhancement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnhancing Human Capacities\u003c\/i\u003e includes state of the art reviews of the science of enhancement from different perspectives, ethical discussion of key concepts and questions, and concrete policy applications. The book concludes with general discussions of the policy implications of biomedical enhancement in the EU and US contexts. All contributions are by world leading ethicists, neuroscientists and social scientists from Europe and North America.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"This is clearly the most comprehensive and best collection on human enhancement. It provides needed clarification of both the relevant science and the ethical and policy issues--an indispensable contribution to the debates.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003cb\u003eDan W. Brock\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, Frances Glessner Lee Professor of Medical Ethics, Department of Global Health and Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989140127973,"sku":"NP9781405195812","price":136.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781405195812.jpg?v=1761782960","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/enhancing-human-capacities-isbn-9781405195812","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}