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The ethics of genetic engineering /
Human genetic engineering may soon be possible. The gathering debate about this prospect already threatens to become mired in irresolvable disagreement. After surveying the scientific and technological developments that have brought us to this pass, The Ethics of Genetic Engineering focuses on the e...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London ; New York :
Routledge,
2007.
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| Colección: | Routledge annals of bioethics.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Human genetic engineering may soon be possible. The gathering debate about this prospect already threatens to become mired in irresolvable disagreement. After surveying the scientific and technological developments that have brought us to this pass, The Ethics of Genetic Engineering focuses on the ethical and policy debate, noting the deep divide that separates proponents and opponents. The book locates the source of this divide in differing framing assumptions: reductionist pluralist on one side, holist communitarian on the other. The book argues that we must bridge this divide, d. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 226 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 202-215) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781135195847 1135195846 |