Over his illustrious career, John Harris has explored the most challenging bioethical questions with insight, engaging wit, and … - Ezekiel Emanuel

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So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.

Ezekiel Emanuel

Over his illustrious career, John Harris has explored the most challenging bioethical questions with insight, engaging wit, and eloquence. In Enhancing Evolution, Harris does it again. He argues that it is not just an option but an obligation for people to use available biomedical technologies to enhance their own--and their children's--physical and mental abilities. Harris rightly deserves his reputation for fearlessly following his ethical arguments wherever they lead.

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