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Author:   Michael Parker ,  Brenda Almond
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.360kg
ISBN:  

9781138717558

ISBN 10:   113871755
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   11 November 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  General/trade ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Contents: Foreword: are genes us?, Bryan Appleyard. Introduction: new genetics: the ethical background, Brenda Almond. The Genetic Modification and Invention of Human Beings: Genetic possibilities, Ruth Chadwick; Is there a cost in the choice of genetic enhancement?, Ainlsey Newson; The child's right to an open future and modern genetics, Tuija Takala; The fear of playing God, Duncan Richter; Deeply felt disgust: a Devlinian objection to cloning humans, Matti Häyry; Genetic information and personal identity, Walter Glannon. Genetics, Determinism and Personal Identity: Genetic reductionism and the concepts of health and disease, Tom Buller; From catch-phrase to catechism: the central dogma in molecular biology, Robyn Bluhm; Gene manipulation, psychology and molecular biology, Maurice K. D. Schouten; Patenting human DNA, Andy Miah; Personal identity and the protection of mankind: genetics and legal philosophy, Grégoire Kantardjian. Genes and the Non-Human World: Commodifying animals: ethical issues in genetic engineering of animals, Brenda Almond; Genetically modified crops and the precautionary principle: is there a case for a moratorium?, Jonathan Hughes; Everyday risk and the deliberate release of genetically modified crops, Shahrar Ali; Public deliberation and private choice in human genetics, Michael Parker; Index.

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'... a book well worth having on your bookshelf...' Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy 'The book is well worth while for those interested in this area where most people feel a little out of their depth and overwhelmed by the authority of scientific and medical 'gurus' . Advisory boards with a preponderence of such 'experts' need at least one strong voice echoing the reasoned approach of the authors of this book.' Heythrop Journal

Author Information

Brenda Almond is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Hull, England, and author of Exploring Ethics: A Traveller's Tale. Michael Parker is Reader in Medical Ethics at the Ethox Centre, University of Oxford, England. He is a Board Member of the International Association of Bioethics and Associate Editor of the Journal of Medical Ethics. He is author, with Donna Dickenson of the Cambridge Medical Ethics Workbook.

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