Technologies of Life and Death : From Cloning to Capital Punishment /

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The central aim of this book is to approach contemporary problems raised by technologies of life and death as ethical issues that call for a more nuanced approach than mainstream philosophy can provide. To do so, it draws on the recently published seminars of Jacques Derrida to analyze the extremes...

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Auteur principal: Oliver, Kelly, 1958- (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : Fordham University Press, 2013.
Édition:1st ed.
Collection:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Sujets:
Biotechnology > Moral and ethical aspects.
Bioethics.
MEDICAL > Reproductive Medicine & Technology.
MEDICAL > Ethics.
Bioethique.
Biotechnologie > Aspect moral.
Biotechnology > ethics
Bioethical Issues
Electronic books.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:The central aim of this book is to approach contemporary problems raised by technologies of life and death as ethical issues that call for a more nuanced approach than mainstream philosophy can provide. To do so, it draws on the recently published seminars of Jacques Derrida to analyze the extremes of birth and dying insofar as they are mediated by technologies of life and death. With an eye to reproductive technologies, it shows how a deconstructive approach can change the very terms of contemporary debates over technologies of life and death, from cloning to surrogate motherhood to capital p.
Description matérielle:1 online resource (272 pages).
ISBN:9780823252268

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