Life and the Ethics of Science and Technology: Body, Brain, Mind, and Society in the Digital Age Naoki Morishita Price: ¥2800 #NaokiMorishita #Naoki_Morishita #Books #Nature/General The "digitalization" of science and technology today includes "information networking" and "cyborgization of the body (= the fusion of the body and computer-controlled devices connected to the internet)." This book focuses on the latter trend, addressing topics in science and technology ranging from bioethics to neuroethics, enhancement (modification of human abilities and humanity) ethics, animal ethics, and robot ethics. Specifically discussed themes include the preemptive nature of preventive medicine and cyborg modification, health as a national desire, the totipotency and modification of embryos, the connection between the brain and machines, personality modification, animal modification, and the rights of robots. These topics are not found in conventional science and technology ethics texts (which primarily focus on engineering ethics, environmental ethics, scientific ethics, and information ethics). From the perspectives of "1. Reconstruction of the view of humanity, 2. Self-control of excessive desires, and 3. Resolution of conflicts over risks," this book aims to be a new science and technology ethics text for the future, focusing on the above-mentioned topics that have not been covered in conventional texts. There are no noticeable scratches or stains.