Improving Deficiencies? Historical, Anthropological, and Ethical Aspects of the Human Condition

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Improving Deficiencies? Historical, Anthropological, and Ethical Aspects of the Human Condition. / Schües, Christina.
The Human Enhancement Debate and Disability: New Bodies for a Better Life. ed. / Miriam Eilers; Karin Grüber; Christoph Rehmann-Sutter . Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan, 2014. p. 38 - 63.

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Harvard

Schües, C 2014, Improving Deficiencies? Historical, Anthropological, and Ethical Aspects of the Human Condition. in M Eilers, K Grüber & C Rehmann-Sutter (eds), The Human Enhancement Debate and Disability: New Bodies for a Better Life. Palgrave Macmillan, Houndmills, pp. 38 - 63. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137405531_3

APA

Schües, C. (2014). Improving Deficiencies? Historical, Anthropological, and Ethical Aspects of the Human Condition. In M. Eilers, K. Grüber, & C. Rehmann-Sutter (Eds.), The Human Enhancement Debate and Disability: New Bodies for a Better Life (pp. 38 - 63). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137405531_3

Vancouver

Schües C. Improving Deficiencies? Historical, Anthropological, and Ethical Aspects of the Human Condition. In Eilers M, Grüber K, Rehmann-Sutter C, editors, The Human Enhancement Debate and Disability: New Bodies for a Better Life. Houndmills: Palgrave Macmillan. 2014. p. 38 - 63 doi: 10.1057/9781137405531_3

Bibtex

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