Taking biology seriously : what biology can and cannot tell us about moral and public policy issues /

Discussions of human biology and its consequences for ethics and public policy are often misguided. Both proponents and critics of behavioral genetics, reproductive cloning, and genetic testing have mistaken beliefs about the role of genes in human life. Taking Biology Seriously calls attention to t...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Melo-Martín, Inmaculada de
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2005.
Temas:
Human genetics > Social aspects.
Human biology > Social aspects.
Cloning > Social aspects.
Genetics > ethics
Cloning, Organism > ethics
Génétique humaine > Aspect social.
Clonage > Aspect social.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Business Ethics.
Genetica.
Genetische manipulatie.
Klonen.
Ethische aspecten.
Sociale aspecten.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 1. Misunderstanding biology : epistemological, scientific, and moral problems
  • 2. Biological explanations and social responsibility
  • 3. An introduction to the science of cloning
  • 4. Cloning, or not, human beings
  • 5. Putting human cloning where it belongs
  • 6. Obtaining genetic information
  • 7. Genetic information and moral obligations
  • 8. Moral obligations, genetic information, and social context
  • 9. On the need to take biology seriously.

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