Engineering the Human

1. Towards Homo Manufactus? An Introduction to this Volume
Christoph H. Lüthy, Bert-Jaap Koops

2. Historical and Philosophical Reflections on Natural, Enhanced and Artificial Men and Women
Christoph H. Lüthy

3. Changing the Body Through the Centuries
Theo Mulder

4. Human Enhancement in Futures Explorations
Lucas Cornips, Marjolein Asselt

5. Genetic Enhancement of Human Beings: Reality or Fiction?
Annemiek Nelis, Danielle Posthuma

6. Gulliver’s Next Travels: A Journey into the Land of Biomaterials and Synthetic Life
Annemiek Nelis, Hub Zwart

7. Human Robots and Robotic Humans
Catholijn M. Jonker, Annemiek Nelis

8. Human Enhancement, Evolution and Lifespan: Evolving Towards Immortality?
Simon Verhulst

9. Opting for Prevention: Human Enhancement and Genetic Testing
Annemiek Nelis, Symone Detmar, Elske Akker

10. A Unique Copy: The Life and Identity of Clones in Literary Fiction
Bert-Jaap Koops

11. Parents’ Responsibility for Their Choices Regarding the Enhancement of Their Child
Carla Sieburgh

12. Concerning ‘Humans’ and ‘Human’ Rights. Human Enhancement from the Perspective of Fundamental Rights
Bert-Jaap Koops

13. Conclusion: The Debate About Human Enhancement
Bert-Jaap Koops

Keywords: Life Sciences, Evolutionary Biology, Human Genetics, Interdisciplinary Studies, Philosophy of Biology, Social Sciences, general, Biological Psychology