Systems theory and the ethics of human enhancement: A framework for NBIC convergence

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1013, Issue , 2004, Pages 124-149

  Khushf, George ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Cognitive science; Ethics; Human enhancement; Information technology; Nanotechnology

Indexed keywords

BIOENGINEERING; BIOINFORMATICS; CONFERENCE PAPER; ETHICS; HUMANITIES; INFORMATION SYSTEM; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PROCESS DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL ASPECT; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 2942613410     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1305.007     Document Type: Conference Paper

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