[ecrea] CFC: Human Enhancement Technologies

EXTENDED CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS

Proposal Submission Deadline: June 15, 2013

Global Issues and Ethical Concerns in Human Enhancement Technologies

A book edited by Dr. Steven John Thompson (Johns Hopkins University, 
USA, and

University of Maryland University College, USA)



To be published by IGI Global: http://www.igi-global.com



Introduction

Society is struggling with issues regarding rapid advancements in Human 
Enhancement Technologies (HET), especially in terms of definition, 
effects, participation, regulation, and control. These are global 
matters that legislators must sufficiently address at some point, as was 
evidenced partly by debate within the 2008 European Parliament’s Science 
and Technology Options Assessment (STOA), among other discussions; yet, 
relevance must not be relegated entirely to scientists, legislators, and 
lobbyists who may gain power and control at the expense of those parties 
most affected by these life-changing technologies. Since current and 
future HET initiatives should be in the best interests of those who will 
eventually participate, research into critical pragmatic elements of HET 
must expand beyond government and scientific experimentation for 
eventual societal adoption to incorporate deeper relevant inquiry from 
within the humanities.

Objective of the Book

While much of the realm of HET is in a state of growing experimentation, 
there is benefit to exploring ground that may be covered regarding 
universal concerns, ethics, objectives, and principles in aspects of HET 
as viewed through the humanities. This compendium will include 
contributions of professional researchers and others working with HET 
issues today and into the future. It will also provide a well-rounded 
composite of the HET field in emerging technologies.

Target Audience

The target audience of this book will be composed of researchers, 
graduate students, practitioners, and professionals in academe and the 
medical industry who should all find value in this publication. The 
recent surge in academic course offerings associated with the role of 
the body in the humanities and computer science will benefit, as will 
some persons engaged in a humanities approach to study of metasystems, 
new artificial life, and robotics. This book will merge some of the 
leading allied field voices regarding HET into a singular compelling 
voice of inquiry on the topic of human enhancement technology. Moreover, 
the book will provide insights and support executives concerned with the 
management of expertise, knowledge, information and organizational 
development in different types of work communities and environments.

Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:



Theory and Definition

• Body and Machine

• Cyborg Creation

• Enhancement and Modification

• Uses in Medicine and Science

Ethics and Philosophy

• Internet Brain Implants and Related Interfaces

• Human Rights and Requisite Modification

• Human Values and Freedom in Experimentation

• Safety Concerns

Policy and Regulation

• Control and Threat

• Corporations, Governments, and Military Axes

• Issues in Science, Technology, and Society

Digitality and Neuronics

• Access, Availability and Privilege

• Technological Production and Purposed Results

• Ubiquity

Levels of Participation

• Current Trends

• Freedom, Requisite Implementation and Universal Adoption

• Future and The Collective Hive


Submission Procedure

Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before June 
15, 2013, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and 
concern of the proposed chapter. All authors of accepted proposals will 
be notified by July 1, 2013 about status of their proposals and sent 
chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by 
September 15, 2013. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a 
double-blind review basis. Contributors may be requested to serve as 
reviewers for this project.

Publisher

This book is scheduled to be published in 2014 by IGI Global (formerly 
Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the “Information Science Reference” 
(formerly Idea Group Reference), “Medical Information Science 
Reference,” “Business Science Reference,” and “Engineering Science 
Reference” imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, 
please visit www.igi-global.com. For further networking on this project 
please visit http://www.facebook.com/pages/HET/393051477440783.



Important Dates

June 15, 2013: Proposal Submission Deadline

July 1, 2013: Notification of Acceptance

September 15, 2013: Full Chapter Submission

September 30, 2013: Review Results Returned

November 30, 2013: Final Chapter Submission

January 31, 2014: Final Publication Deadline



Send inquiries/submissions electronically to Steven John Thompson, PhD 
((rhetorist /at/ jhu.edu))





Much appreciated.



Steve Thompson



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Steven John Thompson, PhD

Lecturer, Master of Arts in Communication

Johns Hopkins University

Washington DC Center

Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences

Advanced Academic Programs

1717 Massachusetts Avenue NW Suite 104

Washington DC 20036

(sjt /at/ jhu.edu)

Adjunct Associate Professor, Communication Studies

University of Maryland University College

3501 University Blvd East

Adelphi MD 20783

(steven.thompson /at/ faculty.umuc.edu)




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