About this title: Recent developments in biotechnology and genetic research are raising complex ethical questions concerning the legitimate scope and limits of genetic intervention. As we begin to contemplate the possibility of intervening in the human genome to prevent diseases, we cannot help but feel that the human species might soon be able to take its biological evolution in its own hands. 'Playing God' is the metaphor commonly used for this self-transformation of the species, which, it seems, might soon be within our grasp. In this important new book, Jurgen Habermas - the most influential philosopher ...
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Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Polity Pr
Date Published: 2004-12-15
ISBN-13:9780745629872ISBN:0745629873
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Polity
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780745629872ISBN:0745629873
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Blackwell Pub
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780745629872ISBN:0745629873
Description: New. Recent developments in biotechnology and genetic research are raising complex ethical questions concerning the legitimate scope and limits of genetic intervention. As we begin to contemplate the possibility of intervening in the human genome to preve... read more
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