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Genetic Ethics : An Introduction by Colin Farrelly (2018, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPolity Press
ISBN-100745695043
ISBN-139780745695044
eBay Product ID (ePID)240382478
Product Key Features
Number of Pages200 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameGenetic Ethics : an Introduction
Publication Year2018
SubjectEthics, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics
TypeTextbook
AuthorColin Farrelly
Subject AreaScience, Medical
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight12 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2018-007933
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal174.296042
Table Of ContentIntroduction 1 1 Eugenics: inherently Immoral? 25 2 The Genetic Revolution: A Snapshot 41 3 Disease 59 4 Epigenetics 78 5 Reproductive Freedom 95 6 Aging Research and Longevity 117 7 Happiness, Memory and Behaviour 142 Conclusion 170 Notes 175 References 179 Index 191
SynopsisColin Farrelly contemplates the various ethical and social quandaries raised by the genetic revolution. Recent biomedical advances such as genetic screening, gene therapy and genome editing might be used to promote equality of opportunity, reproductive freedom, healthy aging, and the prevention and treatment of disease. But these technologies also raise a host of ethical questions: Is the idea of "genetically engineering" humans a morally objectionable form of eugenics? Should parents undergoing IVF be permitted to screen embryos for the sex of their offspring? Would it be ethical to alter the rate at which humans age, greatly increasing longevity at a time when the human population is already at potentially unsustainable levels? Farrelly applies an original virtue ethics framework to assess these and other challenges posed by the genetic revolution. Chapters discuss virtue ethics in relation to eugenics, infectious and chronic disease, evolutionary biology, epigenetics, happiness, reproductive freedom and longevity. This fresh approach creates a roadmap for thinking ethically about technological progress that will be of practical use to ethicists and scientists for years to come. Accessible in tone and compellingly argued, this book is an ideal introduction for students of bioethics, applied ethics, biomedical sciences, and related courses in philosophy and life sciences., In this deftly written book, philosopher Colin Farrelly contemplates the various ethical and social quandaries raised by the Genetic Revolution.
LC Classification NumberQH438.7.F37 2018
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