The Pursuit of Perfection追求完美

2004-11  

Random House Inc  

Rothman, Sheila M./ Rothman, David J.  

292  

“The authors shrewdly look backward at the history of medical innovation over the past century…Their prescription for society is wise”。 ——The New York Times　　“Is being short a medical problem that warrants treatment？ What　about　the　diminished 　strength that accompanies lower testosterone levels in men as they age？ … These are among the provocative questions that … a pair of eminent medical historians from Columbia University thoughtfully explore in their new book。” ——The Washington Post。　　“A thoroughly documented and readable book。 ‘What science creates medicine rapidly dispenses，’ 〔the Rothmans〕 warn， and this uncritical acceptance by both physician and consumer is precisely the problem。” ——Sherwin Nuland， The New York Review of Books。　　“An important contribution to the debate about medical enhancement” ——The New England Journal of Medicine。　　　　A fascinating history and analysis of an important medical trend that threatens to overwhelm an already strained system。Arnold S. Relman， M.D， editor in chief emeritus， The New England Journal of Medicine 。　　A compelling and informative book。 The Pursuit of Perfection engagingly explores the growing number of biomedical means that serve the long-standing eagerness of Americans to sustain their powers， sexual and otherwise。 Estrogen therapy， testosterone injections， plastic surgery， growth hormone infusions， and， around the corner， genetic enhancements？the Rothmans cover them all， attending appreciatively yet critically to the science， its medical applications， and the cultural and commercial forces that encourage their use。Daniel Kevles， Stanley Woodward Professor of History， Yale University　　This authoritative and compelling chronicle of twentieth-century medical enhancements is a must-read for anyone who thinks government regulation or professional oversight can effectively discourage Americans and at least some of our physicians from embracing dangerous attempts to genetically improve our bodies and alter our biological fates。 　　George J. Annas， author of The Rights of Patients The Rothmans have effectively overturned the myth that history has no lessons for contemporary health policymakers。 Their book puts flesh on　the bioethical bones of the debate over the enhancement？ uses of medicine， and， in the process， usefully reforms our view of the fundamental anatomy of the problem。　　Eric Juengst， professor of bioethics， Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine。作者简介：　　Sheila M.Rothman is Professor of Public Health at Columbia University。Her books include Living in the Shadow of Death。Her artcles in The New York Review o0f Books and other periodicals，often cowritten with David Rothman，address human rights and medicine。She is now investigating the social and ethical implications of linking race and ethnicity to genetic disease。 David J.Rothman is Bernard Schoenberg Professor of Social Medicine and History at Columbia University。His books have explored the history of prisons and mental hospitals and the impact of bioethics and law on medicine。He has recently been named president of the Institute on Medicine as a Profession，funded by George Soros。

IntroductionONE Penetrating NatureTWO The Female PrincipleTHREE Making UP,Making OverFOUR Controversies ForeverFIVE The Body As TurfSIX Borrowed ManhoodSEVEN The Price of GrowthEIGHT Peak PerformanceNotesAcknowledgmentsIndex

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