Disembodied Brains: Understanding our Intuitions on Human-Animal Neuro-Chimeras and Human Brain Organoids...

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John H. Evans (Professor, Professor, University of California, San Diego)

Disembodied Brains

Understanding our Intuitions on Human-Animal Neuro-Chimeras and Human Brain Organoids

John H. Evans (Professor, Professor, University of California, San Diego)

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Oxford University Press Inc
22 April 2024

Illness & addiction: social aspects; Bio-ethics

Recent new technologies have brought the realm of science fiction to reality. The development of human-animal neuro-chimeras, which are animals with some component of a human brain, plays into society's long-standing fascination with the crossover between humans and animals. In the same way, the development of human brain organoids-small parts of a human brain grown from harvested human cells-feeds our fear and fascination of disembodied brains. The general reaction to these technologies is shock or disgust. This book closely examines the public's response to such new scientific advances: the questions they raise about the biological essence of personhood, the ethics of growing and mixing human-animal parts, and the fears of dystopian misuse that might arise from the development of such technologies. There is a general public belief in a foundational distinction between humans and animals, and the development of human-animal neuro-chimeras violates this belief and creates opposition to the technology itself, regardless of the intentions behind its development. There is a similar foundational belief that disembodied human parts, such as harvested cells used for the creation of human brain organoids, are not truly separated from the original donor and therefore a brain organoid grown in a dish retains some essence of the person from whom the cells originated. This likewise results in concern and resistance to such technology being used at all. In Disembodied Brains, John H. Evans also examines general attitudes toward biotechnology overall that contribute to public views of neuro-chimeras and organoids, and concludes with a discussion of the best ways to set reasonable limits on these technologies, so that they might be used for advancement of medical science without empowering the dystopian abuse that people rightly fear.

By: John H. Evans (Professor Professor University of California San Diego)
Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 145mm, Width: 201mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 386g
ISBN: 9780197750704
ISBN 10: 0197750702
Pages: 240
Publication Date: 22 April 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

John H. Evans is Tata Chancellor's Chair in Social Sciences, Associate Dean of Social Sciences and Co-Director of the Institute for Practical Ethics at the University of California, San Diego. He specializes in examining debates involving religion and science in the public sphere, as well as using social science to contribute to humanistic and ethical debates. He is the author of six books and over 60 articles examining science, bioethics, and religion. His most recent book is The Human Gene Editing Debate (2020, Oxford University Press).

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Disembodied Brains

Understanding our Intuitions on Human-Animal Neuro-Chimeras and Human Brain Organoids

John H. Evans (Professor, Professor, University of California, San Diego)

$66.95

Hardback

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