The price of perfection : individualism and society in the era of biomedical enhancement / Maxwell J. Mehlman.

Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.

309 pages ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The technological horizon -- Self-satisfaction -- Social reward -- The hegemony of meritocracy -- Access to enhancements and the challenge to equality -- Lack of choice -- Enhancements in sports -- The lessons from sports -- The war on enhancements -- Promoting safety, efficacy, and informed decisionmaking -- Protecting the vulnerable -- Access and inequality -- Abominations -- Research on enhancement.