UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs & Addictive Substances

UXL Encyclopedia of Drugs & Addictive Substances

Author: Barbara C. Bigelow

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 334

ISBN-13: 9781414404486

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This volume, containing entries from marijuana to nitrous oxide, covers the drug's history, typical users, effects on the body, treatment options, consequences of use, legal issues, and more.


Neuroethics, Justice and Autonomy: Public Reason in the Cognitive Enhancement Debate

Neuroethics, Justice and Autonomy: Public Reason in the Cognitive Enhancement Debate

Author: Veljko Dubljević

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-04-29

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13: 3030136434

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This book explicitly addresses policy options in a democratic society regarding cognitive enhancement drugs and devices. The book offers an in-depth case by case analysis of existing and emerging cognitive neuroenhancement technologies and canvasses a distinct political neuroethics approach. The author provides an argument on the much debated issue of fairness of cognitive enhancement practices and tackles the tricky issue of how to respect preferences of citizens opposing and those preferring enhancement. The author persuasively argues the necessity of a laws and regulations regarding the use of cognitive enhancers. He also argues that the funds for those who seek cognitive enhancement should be allocated free of charge to the least advantaged. The work argues that the notion of autonomy has been mistakenly associated with the metaphysical concept of free will, and offers a political definition of autonomy to clarify how responsibility is implicitly grounded in the legal and political system. As such, this book is an essential read for everyone interested in neuroethics, and a valuable resource for policy makers, as well as scholars and students in philosophy, law, psychiatry and neuroscience.


Shaping Children

Shaping Children

Author: Saskia K. Nagel

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2019-05-03

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 3030106772

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The volume offers a unique collection of articles on pediatric neuroenhancement from an international and multidisciplinary perspective. In recent years, the topic of “neuroenhancement” has become increasingly relevant in academia and practice, as well as among the public. While autonomous adults are free to choose neuroenhancement, in children it presents its own ethical, social, legal, and developmental issues. A plethora of potential (neurotechnological) enhancement agents are on the market. While the manifold issues surrounding the topic have been extensively discussed, there is little work on the specific questions that arise in children and adolescents. This book addresses this gap in the literature: Next to conceptual and normative work on autonomy and self-control, the collection explores the implications for parenting and schooling, and provides input for a discussion of public attitudes. It is a valuable resource for the different academic communities confronted with questions of how to evaluate and approach enhancement in children and is of interest to neuroethicists, scholars in applied ethics and neurology, psychiatrists and psychologists as well as scientists developing enhancement interventions for children.


Counterplay

Counterplay

Author: Prof. Robert R. Desjarlais

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2011-03-22

Total Pages: 261

ISBN-13: 0520948203

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"Chess gets a hold of some people, like a virus or a drug," writes Robert Desjarlais in this absorbing book. Drawing on his lifelong fascination with the game, Desjarlais guides readers into the world of twenty-first-century chess to help us understand its unique pleasures and challenges, and to advance a new "anthropology of passion." Immersing us directly in chess’s intricate culture, he interweaves small dramas, closely observed details, illuminating insights, colorful anecdotes, and unforgettable biographical sketches to elucidate the game and to reveal what goes on in the minds of experienced players when they face off over the board. Counterplay offers a compelling take on the intrigues of chess and shows how themes of play, beauty, competition, addiction, fanciful cognition, and intersubjective engagement shape the lives of those who take up this most captivating of games.


DC Dutta's Textbook of Gynecology

DC Dutta's Textbook of Gynecology

Author: Hiralal Konar

Publisher: JP Medical Ltd

Published: 2014-04-30

Total Pages: 704

ISBN-13: 9351520684

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Fully revised, new edition presenting latest developments in gynaecology. Includes numerous graphics and diagrams and an interactive DVD ROM. Previous edition published in 2007.