01850nam a22003854a 4500 ebr10363230 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 080826s2009 mdu sb 001 0 eng 2008037854 GBA954447 bnb 101482540 DNLM 015271194 Uk 9780801892639 (alk. paper) 0801892635 (alk. paper) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)557675957 RA418.5.M4 M45 2009eb 610 22 Mehlman, Maxwell J. The price of perfection [electronic resource] : individualism and society in the era of biomedical enhancement / Maxwell J. Mehlman. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009. 309 p. Includes bibliographical references and index. 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Medical innovations Social aspects. Perfection Moral and ethical aspects. Social medicine. Bioethics. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10363230 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 111736 111736