Transhumanism, Ethics and the Therapeutic Revolution - Agents of Change

The author proposes an ethical framework for assessing novel biomedical technologies according to the effects on personal autonomy, embodiment and bodily life, and on the imago Dei.

List of contents

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. Glossary Annotated Bibliography Index

About the author

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.

Summary

The author proposes an ethical framework for assessing novel biomedical technologies according to the effects on personal autonomy, embodiment and bodily life, and on the imago Dei.

Product details

• Authors: Stephen Goundrey-Smith, Goundrey-Smith Stephen
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.10.2024
• EAN: 9781032269016
• ISBN: 978-1-032-26901-6
• No. of pages: 232
• Weight: 500 g
• Series: Routledge New Critical Thinking in Religion, Theology and Biblical Studies
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; RELIGION / General, MEDICAL / Ethics, Religion & beliefs, Religion and beliefs, Medical ethics and professional conduct, Medical ethics & professional conduct