The price of perfection (Record no. 216331)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
|---|---|
| fixed length control field | 01850nam a22003854a 4500 |
| 082 04 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 610 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--AUTHOR NAME | |
| Personal name | Mehlman, Maxwell J. |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The price of perfection |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication | Baltimore : |
| Name of publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press, |
| Year of publication | 2009. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 309 p. |
| 505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | The technological horizon -- Self-satisfaction -- Social reward -- The hegemony of meritocracy -- Access to enhancements and the challenge to equality -- Lack of choice -- Enhancements in sports -- The lessons from sports -- The war on enhancements -- Promoting safety, efficacy, and informed decisionmaking -- Protecting the vulnerable -- Access and inequality -- Abominations -- Research on enhancement. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical Term | Medical innovations |
| Topical Term | Perfection |
| Topical Term | Social medicine. |
| Topical Term | Bioethics. |
| 856 40 - ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS | |
| Uniform Resource Identifier | http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10363230 |
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