Shaping our selves : on technology, flourishing, and a habit of thinking /

For more than two decades, Erik Parens has participated in the debates about using technologies like surgery and pharmacology to shape our selves - debates that have at their core the question, What does it mean for human beings to flourish? Based on his experience, he has written a book to help peo...

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Main Author:	Parens, Erik, 1957- (Author)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Oxford University Press, 2014.
Subjects:	Surgery, Plastic > Moral and ethical aspects. Biomedical engineering > Moral and ethical aspects. Bioethics. Technology. Perception. Surgery, Operative. Humanities. Social psychology. Human information processing. Biomedical engineering. Surgery, Plastic. Social perception. Technology Perception Morals Surgical Procedures, Operative Humanities Technology, Industry, and Agriculture. Psychology, Social Mental Processes Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment. Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms. Psychological Phenomena and Processes. Technology, Industry, Agriculture. Psychiatry and Psychology. Biomedical Technology Bioethical Issues Body Image Ethics Plastic Surgery Procedures Social Perception Chirurgie plastique > Aspect moral. Génie biomédical > Aspect moral. Technologie. Chirurgie opératoire. Sciences humaines. Psychologie sociale. Traitement de l'information chez l'être humain. Génie biomédical. Bioéthique. Chirurgie plastique. Perception sociale. humanities. social psychology. biomedical engineering. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Business Ethics. Surgery, Plastic Surgery, Operative Social psychology Social perception Human information processing Biomedical engineering Bioethics Surgery, Plastic > Moral and ethical aspects Medicine. Health & Biological Sciences. Medical Ethics & Philosophy. Electronic books.
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Summary:	For more than two decades, Erik Parens has participated in the debates about using technologies like surgery and pharmacology to shape our selves - debates that have at their core the question, What does it mean for human beings to flourish? Based on his experience, he has written a book to help people who are new to bioethics to understand what such debates actually entail. They entail more than the exchange of impartial reasons. They also entail efforts by critics of and enthusiasts about technologically shaping selves to justify their own ways of being in the world.
Physical Description:	1 online resource
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780190211752 019021175X 9780190211769 0190211768 9780190211776 0190211776