Overview
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 pose for specific issues of private conduct or public policy?
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Author: Verna V. Gehring ,
Harold W. Baillie ,
William A. Galston ,
Sara Goering
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Dimensions:
Width: 15.90cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 23.60cm
Weight: 0.331kg
ISBN: 9780742533349
ISBN 10: 0742533344
Pages: 144
Publication Date: 27 September 2003
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Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Of books on the social and ethical implications of genetic knowledge there is no end. But this one is different, exploring such fundamental questions as the importance of nature as a moral guide and looking down the road to what all of this means for the human future. Interesting, thoughtful, immensely readable.--Callahan, Daniel
Of books on the social and ethical implications of genetic knowledge there is no end. But this one is different, exploring such fundamental questions as the importance of nature as a moral guide and looking down the road to what all of this means for the human future. Interesting, thoughtful, immensely readable. -- Daniel Callahan, cofounder and President Emeritus, The Hastings Center Genetic Prospects is a selection of papers on some of the most philosophically interesting aspects of modern biotechnology. These papers are written in clear English without undue reliance on jargon, and the author's arguments are concise. This book would be a valuable resource in an upper level undergraduate course in genetic ethics and it would be of interest to non-specialist readers who want to get a flavor of the current debates on the morality of genetic engineering. The papers make a solid contribution to the academic literature in the field. * Metapsychology Online * Gehring has assembled a comprehensive collection of the best, latest debates, in a form that is readable, short, and coherent. No scholar or teacher of ethics in the new era of 'genetic institutions' should miss Genetic Prospects. -- Glenn McGee, editor-in-chief of American Journal of Bioethics and author of Beyond Genetics
Author Information
Verna V. Gehring is editor of the Institute for Philosophy and Public Policy at the School of Public Affairs, University of Maryland, and editor of Philosophy & Public Policy Quarterly. She is also a moderator for the Aspen Institute.
