The ethics of genetic engineering /
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| Author / Creator: | Berry, Roberta M., 1955- |
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| Imprint: | London ; New York : Routledge, 2007. |
| Description: | xiii, 226 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Routledge annals of bioethics |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6653848 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface
- 1. Genetic engineering: Past and present as prelude to the future
- A. Fractious problems and ethical and policy decision-making
- B. Past: Genetic medicine, eugenics, reproductive medicine and counseling
- 1. Genetic medicine
- 2. Eugenics
- 3. Reproductive medicine and counseling
- C. Present: The prospect of genetic engineering, the gathering debate, fractious problems and decision-making
- 1. The prospect of genetic engineering
- 2. The gathering debate
- 3. Fractious problems and decision-making
- 2. Utilitarianism: Engineering to maximize welfare
- A. Juanita, Louis, and Dr Bentheme
- B. Utilitarianism: Justification, impartial welfare maximization, and action guidance
- 1. Justification
- 2. Impartial welfare maximization
- i. Welfare
- ii. The welfare of future persons
- iii. Maximization, motivation, and decision-making
- iv. Impartiality
- v. Utilitarian and consequentialist perspectives on genetic engineering
- 3. Action guidance
- C. Utilitarianism and genetic engineering
- 3. Deontology: Engineering at the edges of disease, disability, difference, and death
- A. Miles, Lamar, and Dr Neo
- B. Deontological ethics: Justification, the right, and action guidance
- 1. Justification
- 2. The right
- i. Right, duty, and the categorical imperative
- ii. Deontology, children, and future children
- 3. Action guidance
- i. Moral personhood and Kantian respect
- ii. Principles and Kantian universalization
- iii. Dignity and rights
- C. Deontology and genetic engineering
- 4. Virtue ethics: Engineering for the virtues
- A. Leonard, Trisha, and Dr Arete
- B. Virtue ethics: Justification, character, and action guidance
- 1. Justification
- 2. Character
- 3. Action guidance
- C. Virtue ethics and genetic engineering
- 5. Genetic engineering, fractious problems, and a navigational approach to policy-making
- A. Utilitarianism as a public philosophy
- B. Deontology as a public philosophy
- C. The virtues in public philosophy
- D. A navigational approach
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
