The price of perfection : individualism and society in the era of biomedical enhancement /
Mehlman, Maxwell J.
Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press,
2009.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The technological horizon -- Self-satisfaction -- Social reward -- The hegemony of meritocracy -- Access to enhancements and the challenge to equality -- Lack of choice -- Enhancements in sports -- The lessons from sports -- The war on enhancements -- Promoting safety, efficacy, and informed decisionmaking -- Protecting the vulnerable -- Access and inequality -- Abominations -- Research on enhancement.
Medical innovations
Perfection
Social medicine.
Bioethics.