{"product_id":"the-biopolitics-of-human-enhancement-hardcover","title":"The Biopolitics of Human Enhancement - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames J. Hughes\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eSteven Umbrello\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eCristiano Cal?\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe study of the social implications of human enhancement is an interdisciplinary work that draws from the fields of political science, sociology, philosophy, and bioethics, among others. It is also a complex and rapidly evolving subject that raises important questions about the potential benefits and risks of these technologies, as well as how society should govern and regulate their development and use. An in-depth exploration of current and future human enhancement technologies, this book delves into the specifics of current and emerging human enhancement technologies, such as cognitive enhancers, brain-computer interfaces, and genetic engineering, discussing the state of the art, the limitations and also the technological developments that one can expect in the future and how they can be regulated and used responsibly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Hughes\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Executive Director of the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. He works as a bioethicist and sociologist and also serves as the Associate Provost for Institutional Research, Assessment and Planning for the University of Massachusetts in Boston. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSteven Umbrello\u003c\/strong\u003e is currently the Managing Director at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies and a research fellow at the University of Turin working on the theology of Bernard Lonergan applied to artificial intelligence. He is also an associate researcher at the Coll?ge des Bernardins, where he works on digital humanism, and was previously a research fellow at the Delft University of Technology and the Center for Religious Studies at the Bruno Kessler Foundation. He is the editor of several international academic journals, including the \u003cem\u003eInternational Journal of Technoethics\u003c\/em\u003e, the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Responsible Technology\u003c\/em\u003e, and the \u003cem\u003eJournal of Ethics and Emerging Technologies\u003c\/em\u003e. He was formerly a Stiftung S?dtiroler Sparkasse Global Fellow at Eurac Research, where he worked on the philosophy, religion, and society program. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCristiano Cal?\u003c\/strong\u003e is a post-doctoral fellow at the Pontifical University of St Thomas Aquinas in Rome and at the Universit? degli Studi di Torino, where he works on the philosophy of mind, moral philosophy and AI ethics. He is also an associate researcher at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies (IEET) in Boston. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 207\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.63 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 17, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51783603716384,"sku":"9783111242552","price":181.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/636b3ebff278f3a8396c3f46e7ddcddc.webp?v=1780590671","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-biopolitics-of-human-enhancement-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}