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100 1 _aGARREAU Joel
245 _aRadical evolution :
_bthe promise and peril of enhancing our minds, our bodies and what it means to be human /
_cJoel Garreau.
260 _aNew York :
_bBroadway,
_c2006
300 _a384 p.
520 _aVarious branches of science, from medicine to engineering, are currently working on ways to advance what humans can do. Ideas which sound like science fiction may become science fact in the not too distant future. Among these are greatly extended healthy lifespans, improved mental capacities, and enhanced physical capacities with technological interfaces. This book is concerned with the implications of such developments as well as with the technologies themselves.
650 _aANTHROPOLOGY
650 _aHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
650 _aHUMAN LIFE
_xPHILOSOPHY
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