Veikko Launis,
Juha Räikkä
Springer Netherlands
2008e druk, 2007
9781402062056
Genetic Democracy
Philosophical Perspectives
Specificaties
Gebonden, 148 blz.
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Engels
Springer Netherlands |
2008e druk, 2007
ISBN13: 9781402062056
Rubricering
Onderdeel van serie
International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine
Levertijd ongeveer 8 werkdagen
Samenvatting
This book provides an in-depth analysis of the ethical, social and philosophical issues related to modern genetic research and gene technology. The aim of the book is to introduce systematic research on the social and ethical impacts of the use and development of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) as well as the acquisition, use and storage of human genetic information (HGI). The book has been written from the viewpoint of social and political philosophy.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781402062056
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Aantal pagina's:148
Uitgever:Springer Netherlands
Druk:2008
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction: The Scope and Importance of Genetic Democracy.- The Prerequisites for Genetic Democracy.- Ethical Expertise in Democratic Societies.- Towards Global Bioethics: The UNESCO Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights.- Autonomy and Genetic Privacy.- Values, Rights and GMO: Against Radicalism.- The Precautionary Principle and the Risks of Modern Agri-Biotechnology.- Population Databanks and Democracy in Light of the Icelandic Experience.- Equality and Community in Public Deliberation: Genetic Democracy in Taiwan.- Genetic Resources, Genetic Democracy and Genetic Equity.- Moral Constraints on Permissible Genetic Design.