Rationality and the genetic challenge
making people better?
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Author
Publication
2010 - Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England
Language
English
Word Count
67,750 words, Guess
Page Count
271 pages
Identifiers
- Internet Archiverationalitygenet0000hayr
- ISBN-139780521763363
- ISBN-139780521757133
- ISBN-100521763363
- ISBN-100521757134
and 5 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2009053426
- OCLC Control Number466341223
- Better World Books9780521757133
- Better World Books9780521763363
- Open LibraryOL24002844M
Classifications
- DDC174/.957
- LCCQH442 .H395 2010
- LCCQH438.7
Description
"Should we make people healthier, smarter, and longer-lived if genetic and medical advances enable us to do so? Matti Häyry asks this question in the context of genetic testing and selection, cloning and stem cell research, gene therapies and enhancements. The ethical questions explored include parental responsibility, the use of people as means, the role of hope and fear in risk assessment, and the dignity and meaning of life. Taking as a starting point the arguments presented by Jonathan Glover, John Harris, Ronald M. Green, Jürgen Habermas, Michael J. Sandel, and Leon R. Kass, who defend a particular normative view as the only rational or moral answer, Matti Häyry argues that many coherent rationalities and moralities exist in the field, and that to claim otherwise is mistaken"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects
Series Statement
- Cambridge law, medicine, and ethics
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