Enhancing Evolution The Ethical Case for Making Better People
InEnhancing Evolution, leading bioethicist John Harris dismantles objections to genetic engineering, stem-cell research, designer babies, and cloning and makes an ethical case for biotechnology that is both forthright and rigorous. Human enhancement, Harris argues, is a good thing--good morally, goo...
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| Médium: | E-kniha |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
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Princeton
Princeton University Press
2010
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| Vydání: | 1 |
| Edice: | Science Essentials |
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| ISBN: | 0691148163, 9780691128443, 9780691148168, 0691128448 |
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- Front Matter Table of Contents Preface to the Paperback Edition Foreword Acknowledgments Introduction 1: Has Humankind a Future? 2: Enhancement Is a Moral Duty 3: What Enhancements Are and Why They Matter 4: Immortality 5: Reproductive Choice and the Democratic Presumption 6: Disability and Super-Ability 7: Perfection and the Blue Guitar 8: Good and Bad Uses of Technology: 9: Designer Children 10: The Irredeemable Paradox of the Embryo 11: The Obligation to Pursue and Participate in Research Notes Bibliography Index
- Index Notes Bibliography 11. The Obligation to Pursue and Participate in Research 10. The Irredeemable Paradox of the Embryo 9. Designer Children 8. Good and Bad Uses of Technology 7. Perfection and the Blue Guitar 6. Disability and Super-Ability 5. Reproductive Choice and the Democratic Presumption 4. Immortality 3. What Enhancements Are and Why They Matter 2. Enhancement Is a Moral Duty 1. Has Humankind a Future? Introduction Acknowledgments Foreword Cover Title Page, Copyright, Dedication Contents Preface to the Paperback Edition
- Cover -- Contents -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 Has Humankind a Future? -- 2 Enhancement Is a Moral Duty -- 3 What Enhancements Are and Why They Matter -- 4 Immortality -- 5 Reproductive Choice and the Democratic Presumption -- 6 Disability and Super-Ability -- 7 Perfection and the Blue Guitar -- 8 Good and Bad Uses of Technology -- 9 Designer Children -- 10 The Irredeemable Paradox of the Embryo -- 11 The Obligation to Pursue and Participate in Research -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W