The ethics of human enhancement

Philosophy Compass

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 233-243

  Giubilini, Alberto ^a   Sanyal, Sagar ^b  

^a CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

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EID: 84927125851     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17479991     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/phc3.12208     Document Type: Article

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