Transhumanism and transcendence : Christian hope in an age of technological enhancement /

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Imprint:Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, ©2011.
Description:1 online resource (viii, 219 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11121595
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Other authors / contributors:Cole-Turner, Ronald, 1948-
ISBN:1589017943
9781589017948
9781589017801
1589017803
Digital file characteristics:text file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:The timeless human desire to be more beautiful, intelligent, healthy, athletic, or young has given rise in our time to technologies of human enhancement. Athletes use drugs to increase their strength or stamina; cosmetic surgery is widely used to improve physical appearance; millions of men take drugs like Viagra to enhance sexual performance. And today researchers are exploring technologies such as cell regeneration and implantable devices that interact directly with the brain. Some condemn these developments as a new kind of cheating -- not just in sports but in life itself -- promising rewa.
Other form:Print version: 9781589017801 1589017803