When the "Twilight of Justice" Meets the "Dawn of Nanotechnology" : A Critique of Transhumanism and the Technological Imperative in the Light of George Grant's Moral Philosophy

This dissertation examines how contemporary Western ethical perspectives frame moral judgments about technologies intended to expand or enhance human abilities. Of particular interest are technological advances that involve nanotechnology, a realm of technoscience that seeks the precise control of...

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Main Author: Rosales, Janna
Other Authors: Schmidt, Larry
Language:en_ca
Published: 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1807/17824