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100 1 a| Mehlman, Maxwell J.=| ^A560455;

245 14 a| The price of perfectionh| [electronic resource] :b| individualism and society in the era of biomedical enhancement /c| Maxwell J. Mehlman.;

260 a| Baltimore :b| Johns Hopkins University Press,;

300 a| 309 p. ;c| 24 cm.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| 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.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

538 a| Mode of access: World Wide Web;

650 0 a| Medical innovationsx| Social aspects.=| ^A7232;

650 0 a| Perfectionx| Moral and ethical aspects.=| ^A273199;

650 0 a| Social medicine.=| ^A1;

650 0 a| Bioethics.=| ^A2385;

650 12 a| Biomedical Enhancement.=| ^A1037964;

650 22 a| Decision Making.=| ^A917811;

650 22 a| Doping in Sports.=| ^A923333;

650 22 a| Social Identification.=| ^A933243;

655 0 a| Electronic books.=| ^A491897;

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The price of perfection individualism and society in the era of biomedical enhancement / Maxwell J. Mehlman.

Author/creator	Mehlman, Maxwell J.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,
Description	309 p. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete
Subjects	Medical innovations--Social aspects. Perfection--Moral and ethical aspects. Social medicine. Bioethics. Biomedical Enhancement. Decision Making. Doping in Sports. Social Identification.

Contents	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.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2008037854
ISBN	9780801892639 (alk. paper)
ISBN	0801892635 (alk. paper)

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