Transhumanism, medical technology and slippery slopes

Journal of Medical Ethics

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 513-518

  McNamee, Mike J ^a   Edwards, S D ^a  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; IDEOLOGY; MEDICAL ETHICS; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MORALITY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ETHICS, MEDICAL; EVOLUTION; FREEDOM; HUMANISM; HUMANS; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL VALUES; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL; WEDGE ARGUMENT;

EID: 33748712456     PISSN: 03066800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jme.2005.013789     Document Type: Article

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