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Genetic Prospects

- Essays on Biotechnology, Ethics, and Public Policy
Engelsk Paperback

Genetic Prospects

- Essays on Biotechnology, Ethics, and Public Policy
Engelsk Paperback
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While the collapse of the Soviet Union has diminished the force of George Orwell''s 1984, the other great dystopian tract of the twentieth century, Alduous Huxley''s Brave New World, is timelier than ever. The ongoing process of genetic science may well revolutionize medicine and human reproduction, and it may end by giving us the ability to transform the human species itself. This new power has raised hopes that we will solve a range of genetically based problems that afflict us. It has also evoked fears that we are on the verge of a ''post human'' future in which precious but necessary norms regulating individual and social life will be set aside. Will we have the moral and political wisdom to avoid the pitfalls in using new biotechnologies? Genetic Prospects considers the resources from which the needed norms and maxims might be drawn, scrutinizing carefully the contributions of common sense, religion, and moral sentiment. Taken together, the essays in this volume apply philosophical analysis to address three kinds of questions: What are the implications of genetic science for our understanding of nature? What might it influence in our conception of human nature? What challenges does genetic science poses for specific issues of private conduct or public policy?
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While the collapse of the Soviet Union has diminished the force of George Orwell''s 1984, the other great dystopian tract of the twentieth century, Alduous Huxley''s Brave New World, is timelier than ever. The ongoing process of genetic science may well revolutionize medicine and human reproduction, and it may end by giving us the ability to transform the human species itself. This new power has raised hopes that we will solve a range of genetically based problems that afflict us. It has also evoked fears that we are on the verge of a ''post human'' future in which precious but necessary norms regulating individual and social life will be set aside. Will we have the moral and political wisdom to avoid the pitfalls in using new biotechnologies? Genetic Prospects considers the resources from which the needed norms and maxims might be drawn, scrutinizing carefully the contributions of common sense, religion, and moral sentiment. Taken together, the essays in this volume apply philosophical analysis to address three kinds of questions: What are the implications of genetic science for our understanding of nature? What might it influence in our conception of human nature? What challenges does genetic science poses for specific issues of private conduct or public policy?
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 144
ISBN-13: 9780742533356
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 0742533352
Kategori: Etik og moralfilosofi
Udg. Dato: 27 sep 2003
Længde: 11mm
Bredde: 150mm
Højde: 229mm
Forlag: Rowman & Littlefield
Oplagsdato: 27 sep 2003
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Kategori Etik og moralfilosofi

ISBN-13 9780742533356

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 144

Udgave

Længde 11mm

Bredde 150mm

Højde 229mm

Udg. Dato 27 sep 2003

Oplagsdato 27 sep 2003

Forlag Rowman & Littlefield

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