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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ingmar Persson (University of Gothenburg) , Julian Savulescu (University of Oxford)Publisher: Oxford University Press Imprint: Oxford University Press Dimensions: Width: 14.30cm , Height: 0.90cm , Length: 21.50cm Weight: 0.211kg ISBN: 9780198707929ISBN 10: 0198707924 Pages: 154 Publication Date: 31 July 2014 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of Contents1: Introduction 2: Human Nature and Common Sense Morality 3: Liberal Democracy 4: Catastrophic Misuses of Science 5: Responsibility for Omissions to Aid 6: The Tragedy of the Commons 7: The Tragedy of the Environment and Liberal Democracy 8: Authoritarianism and Democracy 9: Liberal Democracy and the End of History 10: Moral Enhancement as a Possible Way-Out IndexReviewsPersson and Savulescu's insights into human behavior demonstrate a novel way of describing the effects of sin that is rarely, if at all, found among Thomistic theologians. * Rev. Basil Cole, National Catholic Bioethics Quarterly * `Persson and Savulescu have explored with rigor and insight a crucial, but disquieting question: Are the moral capacities of human beings sufficient to deal with the threats to their survival created by modern scientific technology? There are many criticisms of biomedical moral enhancement in the scholarly literature media, but Persson and Savulescu argue forcefully that they are unfounded and that such enhancement might be necessary for the survival of human civilization. One can only hope that this fine book will be widely read. ' Allen Buchanan, Duke University `a powerful case for saying that our current moral endowment is not adequate for meeting the problems that the world faces. ' Peter Singer, Princeton University Persson and Savulescu have explored with rigor and insight a crucial, but disquieting question: Are the moral capacities of human beings sufficient to deal with the threats to their survival created by modern scientific technology? There are many criticisms of biomedical moral enhancement in the scholarly literature media, but Persson and Savulescu argue forcefully that they are unfounded and that such enhancement might be necessary for the survival of human civilization. One can only hope that this fine book will be widely read. Allen Buchanan, Duke University a powerful case for saying that our current moral endowment is not adequate for meeting the problems that the world faces. Peter Singer, Princeton University Author InformationIngmar Persson is Professor of Practical Philosophy at the University of Gothenburg, and Research Fellow at the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, University of Oxford. Julian Savulescu is Uehiro Chair in Practical Ethics, Director of the Oxford Uehiro Centre for Practical Ethics, and Director of the Program on Ethics and the New Biosciences in the 21st Century School, University of Oxford. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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