Agar Liberal Eugenics

In Defence of Human Enhancement
1. Auflage 2008
ISBN: 978-0-470-77757-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 216 Seiten, E-Book

In this provocative book, philosopher Nicholas Agar defends theidea that parents should be allowed to enhance theirchildren's characteristics.
* Gets away from fears of a Huxleyan 'Brave NewWorld' or a return to the fascist eugenics of the past
* Written from a philosophically and scientifically informedpoint of view
* Considers real contemporary cases of parents choosing what kindof child to have
* Uses 'moral images' as a way to get readers with nobackground in philosophy to think about moral dilemmas
* Provides an authoritative account of the science involved,making the book suitable for readers with no knowledge ofgenetics
* Creates a moral framework for assessing all newtechnologies

Autoren/Hrsg.

Agar, Nicholas

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface and Acknowledgments..
1. Genius Sperm, Eugenics, and Enhancement Technologies..
2. A Pragmatic Optimism about Enhancement Technologies..
3. Making Moral Images of Biotechnology..
4. The moral image of therapy..
5. The moral Image of Nature..
6. The Moral Image of Nurture.
7. Our Postliberal Future?.
8. Enhanced Humans When?.
Notes.
Further Reading.
References.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Nicholas Agar is Senior Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington. His previous books include Life's Intrinsic Value (2001) and Perfect Copy (2002).