The Bioethics of Space Exploration
human enhancement and gene editing in future space missions
$80.57
- Hardcover
192 pages
- Release Date
14 October 2023
Summary
The Bioethics of Space Exploration: Navigating the Moral Frontier
The first book dedicated to the bioethics of space exploration, this volume delves into the ethical considerations surrounding biomedical challenges in long-term space missions. Konrad Szocik thoroughly examines arguments for and against human enhancement, somatic and germline gene editing, and moral bioenhancement within the space-mission context.
The book highlights how different types of space missions—scie…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780197628478 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0197628478 |
| Author: | Konrad Szocik |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 14 October 2023 |
| Weight: | 426g |
| Dimensions: | 164mm x 237mm x 20mm |
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About The Author
Konrad Szocik
Konrad Szocik is a visiting fellow at the Yale Interdisciplinary Center for Bioethics and an assistant professor at the University of Information Technology and Management in Rzeszow, Poland. His research interests include philosophy, ethics, and bioethics of space exploration, human enhancement, feminism, and selected issues on the border of futures studies and technology.
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