Genes and future people : philosophical issues in human genetics /

Genes and future people : philosophical issues in human genetics /

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Author / Creator:Glannon, Walter.
Imprint:Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2001.
Description:1 online resource (x, 216 pages)
Language:English
Subject:
Human genetics -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Human genetics -- Philosophy.
Genetics, Medical.
Philosophy, Medical.
Human genetics -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Human genetics -- Philosophy.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11154814
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ISBN:9781429489362
1429489367
9780813345512
0813345510
1283140144
9781283140140
0813365600
9780813365602
0813365767
9780813365763
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-205) and index.
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Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010.
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Print version record.
Summary:The book is a sustained philosophical reflection on some of the metaphysical and moral issues presented by genetics and different forms of genetic intervention.
Other form:Print version: Glannon, Walter. Genes and future people. Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press, 2001 0813365600 9780813365602
Table of Contents:
  • The Reach of Genes: Biology, Metaphysics, Morality
  • Genes and Disease
  • Biological and Personal Identity
  • Two Senses of "Life"
  • How Genes Influence the Identities of Persons
  • Moral Implications
  • Genetic Information, Obligation, and the Prevention of Lives
  • Genetic Testing, Screening, and Information
  • Moral Asymmetry and Harm
  • Life Stages
  • Should Some Lives Be Prevented?
  • Giving Priority to the Worse Off
  • Gene Therapy and Genetic Enhancement
  • Gene Therapy: Problems and a Paradox
  • Access and Allocation Issues
  • Genetic Enhancement
  • Negative and Positive Eugenics: Is There a Slippery Slope?
  • The Morality of Human Cloning
  • Biological Factors
  • Means and Ends
  • Cloning Body Parts
  • Eugenics Again?
  • Extending the Human Life Span
  • Cells and Senescence
  • An Evolutionary Trade-Off
  • Intergenerational Equality and Fairness
  • Prudential Concern About the Future.

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