1st Edition
Transhumanism, Ethics and the Therapeutic Revolution Agents of Change
By Stephen Goundrey-Smith
Copyright 2023
242 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
by
Routledge
242 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book explores the impact of developments in pharmaceutical medicine in the twentieth century on a Christian ethical evaluation of transhumanism and future "hi-tech" medical enhancement technologies. It suggests that the Christian ethical assessment of proposed future radical transhumanist biomedical technologies should be conducted in the light of responses to past medical advances. Two... Read more
Introduction: Therapy Plus: An Ultimate Cure
1. Biomedical Science and Medical Ethics: Past and Future
2. Transhumanism: Losing Our Humanity?
3. New World, New People: The Contraceptive Pill
4. Better than Well: Prozac and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) Antidepressants
5. Towards A New Therapeutic Ethic: Re-evaluation of Transhumanism
6. Braver New World: Reimagining Transhumanism
Biography
Stephen Goundrey-Smith is an applied theologian and ordained minister in the Church of England who has also worked as a pharmacist. He received a PhD in Theology from the University of Exeter, UK.
