Thomas Runkel
Enhancement und Identität
Die Idee einer biomedizinischen Verbesserung des Menschen als normative Herausforderung
[Enhancement and Identity. The Idea of a Biomedical Improvement of Human Beings as a Normative Challenge.]
2010. XV, 310 pages. Published in German.
- sewn paper
- available
- 978-3-16-150518-8
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»Enhancement« is the term used to describe biomedical interventions, increasingly in demand, aimed at improving physical characteristics such as endurance or attractiveness as well as cognitive abilities or the state of mind. Is it however ethically acceptable or justifiable to interfere in this »optimizing« manner with the bodily integrity of an individual?