TY - BOOK ID - 77916408 TI - Transhumanism and transcendence PY - 2011 SN - 1589017943 9781589017948 9781589017801 1589017803 PB - Washington, DC Georgetown University Press DB - UniCat KW - Medical technology. KW - Biotechnology KW - Technology KW - Theological anthropology KW - Human body KW - Man (Christian theology) KW - Health care technology KW - Health technology KW - Religious aspects KW - Christianity. KW - Medical technology KW - 233 KW - 241.63 KW - Applied science KW - Arts, Useful KW - Science, Applied KW - Useful arts KW - Science KW - Industrial arts KW - Material culture KW - Body, Human KW - Human beings KW - Body image KW - Human anatomy KW - Human physiology KW - Mind and body KW - Chemical engineering KW - Genetic engineering KW - 241.63 Theologische ethiek: eerbied voor het leven en de waardigheid van de menselijke persoon KW - Theologische ethiek: eerbied voor het leven en de waardigheid van de menselijke persoon KW - Religious aspects&delete& KW - Christianity KW - De mens. Theologische antropologie KW - Transcendence (Philosophy) KW - Transcendance (Philosophie) KW - Corps humain KW - Anthropologie théologique KW - Technologie KW - Biotechnologie KW - Technologie médicale KW - Aspect religieux KW - Christianisme UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77916408 AB - The timeless human desire to be more beautiful, intelligent, healthy, athletic, or young has given rise in our time to technologies of human enhancement. Athletes use drugs to increase their strength or stamina; cosmetic surgery is widely used to improve physical appearance; millions of men take drugs like Viagra to enhance sexual performance. And today researchers are exploring technologies such as cell regeneration and implantable devices that interact directly with the brain. Some condemn these developments as a new kind of cheating -- not just in sports but in life itself -- promising rewa ER -