Epigenetics and Responsibility

Ethical Perspectives
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-5292-2542-6
Verlag: Bristol University Press

Buch, Englisch, 152 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 390 g

EPUB and EPDF available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.

We tend to hold people responsible for their choices, but not for what they can’t control: their nature, genes or biological makeup.

This thought-provoking collection redefines the boundaries of moral responsibility. It shows how epigenetics reveals connections between our genetic make-up and our environment. The essays challenge established notions of human nature and the nature/nurture divide and suggest a shift in focus from individual to collective responsibility.

Uncovering the links between our genetic makeup, environment and experiences, this is an important contribution to ongoing debates on ethics, genetics and responsibility.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Moormann, Emma

Smajdor, Anna

Cutas, Daniela

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Genetik und Genomik (nichtmedizinisch)
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Wissenschaftsethik, Technikethik
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Wissenssoziologie, Wissenschaftssoziologie, Techniksoziologie
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft | Kulturwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Angewandte Ethik & Soziale Verantwortung Bioethik, Tierethik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Bioethik, Tierethik
• Geisteswissenschaften Philosophie Wissenschaftstheorie, Wissenschaftsphilosophie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Epigenetics, Bioethics and a Developmental Outlook on Life

2. Epigenetics and Forward-Looking Collective Responsibility

3. Luck, Epigenetics and the Worth of Collectives

4. Pictures at an Exhibition: Epigenetics, Harm and the Non-Identity Problem

5. Epigenetics, Parenthood and Responsibility for Children

6. AI and Epigenetic Responsibility

7. Responsibility and the Microbiome

Über Autor(innen)

Smajdor, Anna
Anna Smajdor is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo.

Moormann, Emma
Emma Moormann is Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Antwerp.

Cutas, Daniela
Daniela Cutas is Associate Professor of Medical Ethics at Lund University.

Emma Moormann is Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of Antwerp.

Anna Smajdor is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Oslo.

Daniela Cutas is Associate Professor of Medical Ethics at Lund University.