Engineering the human: human enhancement between fiction and fascination

Description

The volume is collection of articles treating the topic of human improvement/enhancement from a variety of perspectives - philosophical, literary, medical, genetic, sociological, legal etc. The chapters in this volume treat not only those aspects that most immediately come to mind when one thinks of 'human enhancement', such as genetic engineering, cloning, artificial implants and artificial intelligence etc. Towards Homo Manufactus? : An Introduction to this Volume / Christoph H. Luthy, Bert-Jaap Koops -- Historical and Philosophical Reflections on Natural, Enhanced and Artificial Men and Women / Christoph H. Luthy -- Changing the Body Through the Centuries / Theo Mulder -- Human Enhancement in Futures Explorations / Lucas Cornips, Marjolein van Asselt -- Genetic Enhancement of Human Beings: Reality or Fiction? / Annemiek Nelis, Danielle Posthuma -- Gulliver's Next Travels: A Journey into the Land of Biomaterials and Synthetic Life / Annemiek Nelis, Hub Zwart -- Human Robots and Robotic Humans / Catholijn M. Jonker, Annemiek Nelis -- Human Enhancement, Evolution and Lifespan: Evolving Towards Immortality? / Simon Verhulst -- Opting for Prevention: Human Enhancement and Genetic Testing / Annemiek Nelis, Symone Detmar, Elske van den Akker -- A Unique Copy: The Life and Identity of Clones in Literary Fiction / Bert-Jaap Koops -- Parents' Responsibility for Their Choices Regarding the Enhancement of Their Child / Carla Sieburgh -- Concering 'humans' and 'human' rights. Human enhancement from the perspective of fundamental rights / Bert-Jaap Koops -- Conclusion: the debate about human enhancement / Bert-Jaap Koops.