| Description |
xiii, 226 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Routledge annals of bioethics |
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Routledge annals of bioethics.
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| Contents |
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 -- C. Present : the prospect of genetic engineering, the gathering debate, 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 |
Formerly CIP. Uk |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [202]-215) and index |
| Subject |
Genetic engineering -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Genetic Engineering -- ethics.
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| LC no. |
2007002566 |
| ISBN |
0415769949 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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9780415769945 (hbk. : alk. paper) |
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