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Explore the profound ethical dilemmas of modern genetic technologies with 'Colin Farrelly's groundbreaking work, which delves into the genetic revolution. In this insightful book, Farrelly navigates the intricate landscape of genetic screening, gene therapy, and genome editing, raising important queries about their implications for society. Is genetically engineering humans merely a modern form of eugenics? What about the ethics of sex selection in pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) during IVF? As we ponder the potential to enhance human longevity amidst overpopulation concerns, this book employs a fresh virtue ethics framework to assess these pivotal issues. Covering topics such as reproductive freedom, infectious diseases, and the intersection of happiness and health, Farrelly’s analysis offers a practical roadmap for both ethicists and scientists. With 200 pages of accessible and thought-provoking content, this book serves as an essential resource for students and professionals in bioethics, applied ethics, and biomedical sciences. The 2018 publication by John Wiley & Sons is a must-read for anyone interested in the moral implications of genetic advancements. Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780745695044
Year: 2018
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 200
Description:
Colin Farrelly contemplates the various ethical and social quandaries raised by the genetic revolution. Recent biomedical advances such as genetic screening, gene therapy and genome editing might be used to promote equality of opportunity, reproductive freedom, healthy aging, and the prevention and treatment of disease. But these technologies also raise a host of ethical questions: Is the idea of śgenetically engineeringť humans a morally objectionable form of eugenics? Should parents undergoing IVF be permitted to screen embryos for the sex of their offspring? Would it be ethical to alter the rate at which humans age, greatly increasing longevity at a time when the human population is already at potentially unsustainable levels? Farrelly applies an original virtue ethics framework to assess these and other challenges posed by the genetic revolution. Chapters discuss virtue ethics in relation to eugenics, infectious and chronic disease, evolutionary biology, epigenetics, happiness, reproductive freedom and longevity. This fresh approach creates a roadmap for thinking ethically about technological progress that will be of practical use to ethicists and scientists for years to come. Accessible in tone and compellingly argued, this book is an ideal introduction for students of bioethics, applied ethics, biomedical sciences, and related courses in philosophy and life sciences.
Note: Shipping for this item is free. Please allow up to 6 weeks for delivery. Once your order is placed, it cannot be cancelled.
Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9780745695044
Year: 2018
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 200
Description:
Colin Farrelly contemplates the various ethical and social quandaries raised by the genetic revolution. Recent biomedical advances such as genetic screening, gene therapy and genome editing might be used to promote equality of opportunity, reproductive freedom, healthy aging, and the prevention and treatment of disease. But these technologies also raise a host of ethical questions: Is the idea of śgenetically engineeringť humans a morally objectionable form of eugenics? Should parents undergoing IVF be permitted to screen embryos for the sex of their offspring? Would it be ethical to alter the rate at which humans age, greatly increasing longevity at a time when the human population is already at potentially unsustainable levels? Farrelly applies an original virtue ethics framework to assess these and other challenges posed by the genetic revolution. Chapters discuss virtue ethics in relation to eugenics, infectious and chronic disease, evolutionary biology, epigenetics, happiness, reproductive freedom and longevity. This fresh approach creates a roadmap for thinking ethically about technological progress that will be of practical use to ethicists and scientists for years to come. Accessible in tone and compellingly argued, this book is an ideal introduction for students of bioethics, applied ethics, biomedical sciences, and related courses in philosophy and life sciences.