Roberta M Berry

The Ethics of Genetic Engineering

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This new book examines the implications of each of the prominent normatic theories which have surfaced in relation to genetic engineering.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 226
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Oktober 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 236mm x 163mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 476g
• ISBN-13: 9780415769945
• ISBN-10: 0415769949
• Artikelnr.: 22517705

Autorenporträt

Roberta M. Berry is Associate Professor of Public Policy and Director of the Law, Science and Technology Program at Georgia Institute of Techology, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
CHAPTER 1: GENETIC ENGINEERING: PAST AND PRESENT
AS PRELUDE TO THE FUTURE
CHAPTER 2: UTILITARIANISM AND ENGINEERING TO MAXIMIZE
WELFARE
CHAPTER 3: DEONTOLOGY: ENGINEERING AT THE EDGES OF
DISEASE, DISABILITY, DIFFERENCE, AND DEATH
CHAPTER 4: VIRTUE ETHICS AND ENGINEERING
FOR THE VIRTUES
CHAPTER 5: GENETIC ENGINEERING, FRACTIOUS PROBLEMS, AND
A NAVIGATIONAL APPROACH TO POLICYMAKING
Notes
Bibliography
Index