Synthetic Biology

Metaphors, Worldviews, Ethics, and Law
1. Auflage 2016
ISBN: 978-3-658-10987-5
Verlag: Springer

Buch, Englisch, 234 Seiten, Format (B × H): 148 mm x 210 mm, Gewicht: 3202 g

Reihe: Technikzukünfte, Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft / Futures of Technology, Science and Society

Assessing synthetic biology from a societal and ethical perspective is not only a matter of determining possible harms and benefits of synthetic biology applications. Synthetic biology also incorporates a specific technoscientific understanding of its research agenda and its research objects that has philosophical and ethical implications. This edited volume sets out to explore and evaluate these synthetic biology worldviews and it proposes appropriate governance measures. In addition, legal challenges are discussed.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Boldt, Joachim

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Bioethik, Tierethik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Chemische Biologie, Synthetische Biologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Bioethik, Tierethik
• Technische Wissenschaften Elektronik | Nachrichtentechnik Elektronik Robotik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Synthetic biology contextualized.- I. Concepts, Metaphors, Worldviews.- II. Public Good and Private Ownership. Social and Legal Ramifications.- III. Opportunities, Risks, Politics.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr. Joachim Boldt is Deputy Director at the Institut für Ethik und Geschichte der Medizin in Freiburg (Germany).