BETTER HUMANS? THE POLITICS OF HUMAN ENHANCEMENT AND LIFE EXTENSION

Abstract

Acknowledgements -- Foreword -- Ch. 1. Stronger, longer, smarter, faster / Paul Miller and James Wilsdon -- Pt. I. The case for enhancement -- Ch. 2. Is it wrong to try to improve human nature? / Arthur Caplan -- Ch. 3. Welcome to a world of exponential change / Nick Bostrom -- Ch. 4. The man who wants to live forever / Paul Miller and James Wilsdon -- Ch. 5. The transhumanists as tribe / Greg Klerkx -- Pt. II. Implications, questions and concerns -- Ch. 6. Brain gain / Steven Rose -- Ch. 7. The cognition-enhanced classroom / Danielle Turner and Barbara Sahakian -- Ch. 8. Better by design? / Sarah Franklin -- Ch. 9. More life / Jon Turney -- Ch. 10. Nip/tuck nation / Decca Aitkenhead -- Ch. 11. The perfect crime / Rachel Hurst -- Ch. 12. The unenhanced underclass / Gregor Wolbring -- Ch. 13. Does smarter mean happier? / Raj Persaud