Critically examines present and future technologies for human enhancement Identifies strengths and weaknesses in the transhumanist and bioconservative arguments for and against human enhancement Introduces the notion that death is a process rather than an event Identifies philosophical and clinical limitations in contemporary brain death determination Clarifies philosophical and clinical issues in the realm of cryonic suspension

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Chapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Biomedical Ethics.- Chapter 3. Humans, Transhumans and Humanoids.- Chapter 4. Pharmacologic Enhancement: Possibilities and Perils.- Chapter 5. Life, Death, and Brain Death.- Chapter 6. Cryonic Life Extension: Scientific Possibility or Stupid Pipe Dream?.- Chapter 7. Defending Attacks Against Transhumanism.- Chapter 8. Conclusions. Appendix.