Beyond bioethics : toward a new biopolitics /

Beyond bioethics : toward a new biopolitics /

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Imprint:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018] ©2018
Description:	1 online resource (xxvii, 518 pages)
Language:	English
Subject:	Biopolitics -- United States. Biopolitics. Bioethics. Bioethics. Biopolitics. United States.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12398924

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Other authors / contributors:	Obasogie, Osagie K., editor. Darnovsky, Marcy, editor.
ISBN:	9780520961944 0520961943 9780520277823
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 23, 2018).
Summary:	"For several decades, the field of bioethics has played a dominant role in shaping the way society thinks about ethical problems related to developments in science, technology, and medicine. But its traditional emphases on, for example, doctor-patient relationships, informed consent, and individual autonomy have led the field to not be fully responsive to the challenges posed by new human biotechnologies such as assisted reproduction, human genetic enhancement, and DNA forensics. Beyond Bioethics provides a focused overview for students and others grappling with the profound social dilemmas posed by these developments. It brings together the work of cutting-edge thinkers from diverse fields of study and public engagement, all of them committed to a new perspective that is grounded in social justice and public interest values. The contributors to this volume seek to define an emerging field of scholarly, policy, and public concern: a new biopolitics."--Provided by publisher.
Other form:	Print version: Beyond bioethics. Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2018] 9780520277823

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Summary:	For decades, the field of bioethics has shaped the way we think about ethical problems in science, technology, and medicine. But its traditional emphasis on individual interests such as doctor-patient relationships, informed consent, and personal autonomy is minimally helpful in confronting the social and political challenges posed by new human biotechnologies such as assisted reproduction, human genetic modification, and DNA forensics. Beyond Bioethics addresses these provocative issues from an emerging standpoint that is attentive to race, gender, class, disability, privacy, and notions of democracy--a "new biopolitics."<br> <br> <br> <br> This authoritative volume provides an overview for those grappling with the profound dilemmas posed by these developments. It brings together the work of cutting-edge thinkers from diverse fields of study and public engagement, all of them committed to this new perspective grounded in social justice and public interest values.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (xxvii, 518 pages)
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780520961944 0520961943 9780520277823