What are the resources and needs, the strengths and the
vulnerabilities of patients, of society, or of nature? How do we
evaluate the societal potential of scientific discovery?
It is fairly well assured that we are influencing the terms of
existence of many inhabitants of this planet, from flora to fauna
to humans. Moreover, history has shown that while technologies can
be used neutrally, they can be (and have been) used to the great
benefit a" or the great detriment a" of human life and the fate of
the world as a whole. How various types of knowledge and
technological ability will be deployed is up to us, individually
and collectively. How such information and ability should be
deployed, and for what reasons, are questions at the core of
bioethical inquiry. These are the "expanding horizons in bioethics"
to which this volume refers.
This volume is comprised of fourteen essays. It is a rare
gathering of scholarly opinion, featuring well-known experts from a
diversity of disciplines. The topics addressed are of immediate
concern to the public. The essays ask questions about human nature,
genetic technologies, reproductive rights, human subjects research,
and environmental issues a" all in provocative and challenging new
ways. Yet the themes that emerge throughout the volume are of
enduring interest to anyone concerned about the interactions of
scientific development, ethics, and society.
This volume is of interest to students and teachers of bioethics
and related topics, as well as to professionals working in these
disciplines.
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