This report is an ethical analysis based on both facts and values. In in vitro fertilization (IVF),
there is an intricate interaction between rapid scientific development and changing societal …

Death of the PostHuman undertakes a series of critical encounters with the legacy of what
had come to be known as' theory,'and its contemporary supposedly post-human aftermath …

Zoopolis offers a new agenda for the theory and practice of animal rights. Most animal rights
theory focuses on the intrinsic capacities or interests of animals, and the moral status and …

Unfit for the Future argues that the future of our species depends on our urgently finding
ways to bring about radical enhancement of the moral aspects of our own human nature. We …

We are in the midst of a growing ecological crisis. Developing technologies and cultural
interventions are throwing the status of “human” into question. It is against this context that …

What makes a person's life meaningful? Thaddeus Metz offers a new answer to an ancient
question which has recently returned to the philosophical agenda. He proceeds by …

The essays selected for this volume show how relations between past, current and future
generations have become a major subject of philosophical research since the 1970s. The …

What does the idea of taking'the point of view of the universe'tell us about ethics? The great
nineteenth-century utilitarian Henry Sidgwick used this metaphor to present what he took to …

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Well-Being and Death addresses philosophical questions about death and the good life:
what makes a life go well? Is death bad for the one who dies? How is this possible if we go …