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Rationality and the Genetic Challenge

By Matti Häyry

Rationality and the Genetic Challenge

By Matti Häyry

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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.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
286
Release Date:
2010-02-11
Publication Date:
2010-02-11
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0521757134
ISBN13:
9780521757133
Weight:
418 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
16 cm
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