The Case Against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering
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- Synopsis
- The Case against Perfection explores these and other moral quandaries connected with the quest to perfect ourselves and our children. Michael Sandel argues that the pursuit of perfection is flawed for reasons that go beyond safety and fairness. The drive to enhance human nature through genetic technologies is objectionable because it represents a bid for mastery and dominion that fails to appreciate the gifted character of human powers and achievements. Carrying us beyond familiar terms of political discourse, this book contends that the genetic revolution will change the way philosophers discuss ethics and will force spiritual questions back onto the political agenda.
- Copyright:
- 2007
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- ISBN-13:
- 9780674036383
- Publisher:
- Harvard University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 05/01/18
- Copyrighted By:
- Michael J. Sandel
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Technology, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Medicine
- Submitted By:
- Daproim Africa
- Proofread By:
- Daproim Africa
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
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