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Playing God? (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
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Playing God? (Paperback, 2nd ed.)
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Technology evolves at a dazzling speed, and nowhere more so than in
the field of genetic engineering, where the possibility of directly
changing the genes of one's children is quickly becoming a reality.
The public is rightly concerned, but interestingly, they have not
had much to say about the implications of recent advancements in
human genetics.
"Playing God?" asks why and explores the social forces that have
led to the thinning out of public debate over human genetic
engineering. John H. Evans contends that the problem lies in the
structure of the debate itself. Disputes over human genetic
engineering concern the means for achieving assumed ends, rather
than being a healthy discussion about the ends themselves.
According to Evans, this change in focus occurred as the
jurisdiction over the debate shifted from scientists to
bioethicists, a change which itself was caused by the rise of the
bureaucratic state as the authority in such matters. The
implications of this timely study are twofold. Evans not only
explores how decisions about the ethics of human genetic
engineering are made, but also shows how the structure of the
debate has led to the technological choices we now face.
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