Truly human enhancement a philosophical defense of limits - Agar, Nicholas (Cambridge, Massachusetts MIT Press, 2014)
Radical human enhancement as a transformative change -- Two ideals of human enhancement -- What interest do we have in superhuman feats? -- The threat to human identities from too much enhancement -- Should we enhance our cognitive powers to better understand the universe and our place in it? -- The moral case against radical life extension -- A defense of truly human enhancement -- Why radical cognitive enhancement will (probably) enhance moral status -- Why moral status enhancement is a morally bad thing -- A technological yet truly human future-as depicted in Star Trek.
Includes bibliographical references and index (pages 213-214).
Keywords: Medical innovations -- Moral and ethical aspects; Biotechnology -- Moral and ethical aspects; Genetic engineering -- Philosophy; Medical ethics