Genes and future people : philosophical issues in human genetics /
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| Author / Creator: | Glannon, Walter. |
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| Imprint: | Boulder, CO : Westview Press, 2001. |
| Description: | x, 216 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | E-Resource Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4669345 |
Table of Contents:
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1. 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
- Conclusion
- 2. 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
- Conclusion
- 3. 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?
- Conclusion
- 4. The Morality of Human Cloning
- Biological Factors
- Means and Ends
- Cloning Body Parts
- Eugenics Again?
- Conclusion
- 5. Extending the Human Life Span
- Cells and Senescence
- An Evolutionary Trade-Off
- Intergenerational Equality and Fairness
- Prudential Concern About the Future
- Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
