Biotechnology and the Integrity of Life - Taking Public Fears Seriously (Hardcover, New Ed)

There are things that can be done and are done to life on earth (whether it be human, animal or plant life) which, even if they do not involve or produce any suffering, are still considered morally wrong by a large proportion of the public. Such things include changing the nature of living beings by means of genetic engineering in order to enhance their health, or, more likely with animals and plants, their utility, or impairing their ability to live autonomously, or unduly instrumentalizing them. Yet many scientists are puzzled about the unwillingness of the public to feel much enthusiasm about a technology that, in their view, promises great benefits to humans and does not seem to cause more harm to animals than other practices which most of us do not question at all. In this book Michael Hauskeller takes public fears seriously and offers the idea of 'biological integrity' as a clarifying principle which can then be analyzed to show that seemingly irrational public concerns about genetic engineering are not so irrational after all and that a philosophically sound justification of those concerns can indeed be given.

General

Imprint:	Ashgate Publishing Limited
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2007
First published:	2007
Authors:	Michael Hauskeller
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	176
Edition:	New Ed
ISBN-13:	978-0-7546-6044-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Life sciences: general issues > Bio-ethics Books > Professional & Technical > Biochemical engineering > Biotechnology > Genetic engineering
LSN:	0-7546-6044-3
Barcode:	9780754660446

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