Is Better Always Good? The Enhancement Project

An increasing number of biotechnologies offer ways of “enhancing” people. Examples are cosmetic surgery, gene therapies, performance drugs, and psychopharmacological agents such as antidepressants. This supplement tries to clear the conceptual ground for assessing such enhancements. It considers a range of possible moral concerns and from these draws several lessons for public policy. To order this special report please contact John Wiley & Sons customer support at 800-835-6770 or cs-journals@wiley.com.