Transhumanism, Ethics and the Therapeutic Revolution: Agents of Change

Cover\nHalf Title\nSeries Page\nTitle Page\nCopyright Page\nContents\nAbout the Author\nAcknowledgements\nIntroduction: Therapy Plus: An Ultimate Cure\n	I.1 Transhumanism: From Therapy to Enhancement\n	I.2 Transhumanist Technologies: What They Are\n	I.3 Study Methodology\n		I.3.1 Case Studies\n		I.3.2 Choice of Case Studies\n		I.3.3 Objective Criteria\n	I.4 Summary of the Book\n	Note\n	References\n1. Biomedical Science and Medical Ethics: Past and Future\n	1.1 Introduction: Medicine and Human Flourishing\n	1.2 The Twentieth-Century Therapeutic Revolution\n	1.3 Medical Ethics: Ancient, Modern and Post Modern\n	1.4 Agents of Change: Learning From Past Successes\n	1.5 Medical Ethics and Christian Pastoral Care\n	Notes\n	References\n2. Transhumanism: Losing Our Humanity?\n	2.1 What Is Transhumanism?\n	2.2 Origins of Transhumanism\n	2.3 Approaches to Transhumanism\n	2.4 Therapy or Enhancement?\n	2.5 Evaluating Transhumanist Technologies\n	2.6 Transhumanism and Religions\n	2.7 Transhumanism and Christianity\n		2.7.1 Immortality and Social Justice\n		2.7.2 Autonomy\n		2.7.3 Nature\n		2.7.4 Embodiment\n		2.7.5 Imago Dei\n	2.8 Theological Criteria for Transhumanist Developments\n	2.9 Preliminary Evaluation of Transhumanist Technology\n	Notes\n	References\n3. New World, New People: The Contraceptive Pill\n	3.1 The Birth of the Contraceptive Pill\n	3.2 Flashpoint for Social Transformation - The Social and Cultural Impact of the Pill\n	3.3 Contraception and the Church\n	3.4 The Pill and Transhumanism\n	3.5 An Ethical Re-evaluation of the Pill\n	Notes\n	References\n4. Better than Well: Prozac and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Antidepressants\n	4.1 Psychopharmacology in the Twentieth Century\n	4.2 The Elvis of Pharmaceuticals - the Social and Cultural Impact of SSRIs\n	4.3 The Drug and the Soul - Christian Engagement with the Prozac Phenomenon\n	4.4 SSRIs and Transhumanism\n	4.5 An Ethical Re-evaluation of SSRI Antidepressants\n	Notes\n	References\n5. Towards a New Therapeutic Ethic: Re-evaluation of Transhumanism\n	5.1 The Legacy of the Therapeutic Revolution\n	5.2 The Ethical Issues of Transhumanism\n		5.2.1 Autonomy\n		5.2.2 Nature\n		5.2.3 Embodiment\n		5.2.4 Imago Dei\n	5.3 Transhumanism and the Therapeutic Revolution\n	5.4 Past Controversies and Future Hopes\n	5.5 Re-evaluating Transhumanism\n	5.6 Refining the Ethical Criteria for New Biomedical Technologies\n	Notes\n	References\n6. Braver New World: Reimagining Transhumanism\n	6.1 Agents of Change - Therapy, Then and Now\n	6.2 Conclusions - Medicine, Ethics and Society\n	6.3 A Four Domains Ethical Method to Evaluate Biomedical Technology\n	6.4 Transhumanism in Historical Perspective - The New Therapeutic Revolution\n	References\nGlossary\nAnnotated Bibliography\nIndex