Table of Contents

Medical Enhancement.- The History of Medical Enhancement: From Restitutio ad Integrum to Transformatio ad Optimum?.- Therapy, Enhancement and Improvement.- Medical Enhancement: A Destination of Technological, not Human, Betterment.- How to Defend Genetic Enhancement.- Posthumanity.- A Critical History of Posthumanism.- Posthumanity, Transhumanism and Human Nature.- Why I Want to be a Posthuman when I Grow Up.- What is the Good of Transhumanism?.- Current Developments.- Cosmetic Surgery.- Decelerating and Arresting Human Aging.- Germline Genetic Modification.- Bioelectronics and Implanted Devices.- Converging NBIC Technologies for Improving Human Performance.

Reviews

From the reviews: "This set of essays by different authors addresses a variety of issues related to the alteration of humanity by means of medical technology. … The intended audience is primarily academics interested in specific philosophical issues associated with medical enhancement or broader questions related to the legitimate scope and direction of medical science." (D. Robert MacDougall, Doody’s Review Service, March, 2009) "It appears to be targeted primarily at the academic reader who has some familiarity with the themes addressed … . it consists of a number of papers penned by a range of international experts on the ethics of enhancement, including ‘big names’ … . It should be clear … that there is much to recommend this book. … it should definitely sit on the bookshelf of anyone working on or interested in the topics it covers." (Peter Herissone-Kelly, Metapsychology, Vol. 13 (24), June, 2009)