Enhancement technologies and the modern self

Journal of Medicine and Philosophy

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 364-374

  Elliott, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

antidepressants; authenticity; Charles Taylor; enhancement technologies; identity; stimulants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EGO; ETHICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MORALITY; PHILOSOPHY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

BIOMEDICAL ENHANCEMENT; EGO; HUMANS; MORALS; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 80054073293     PISSN: 03605310     EISSN: 17445019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jmp/jhr031     Document Type: Article

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