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Rationality and the Genetic Challenge: Making People Better?

By Matti Häyry

Book information

Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Year
2010
ISBN
0521763363, 9780521763363
LCC
QH442 .H395 2010
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (1922589 bytes)
Series
Cambridge Law, Medicine and Ethics
Edition
1
Pages
287\287
Topic
Jurisprudence Law
Time added
2010-07-15 08:01:32

Description

Should we make people healthier, smarter, and longer-lived if genetic and medical advances enable us to do so? Matti Häyry asks this question in the context of genetic testing and selection, cloning and stem cell research, gene therapies and enhancements. The ethical questions explored include parental responsibility, the use of people as means, the role of hope and fear in risk assessment, and the dignity and meaning of life. Taking as a starting point the arguments presented by Jonathan Glover, John Harris, Ronald M. Green, Jürgen Habermas, Michael J. Sandel, and Leon R. Kass, who defend a particular normative view as the only rational or moral answer, Matti Häyry argues that many coherent rationalities and moralities exist in the field, and that to claim otherwise is mistaken.

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