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Creation Ethics
David Degrazia
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Description for Creation Ethics
paperback. The ethics of creating-or declining to create-human beings has been addressed in several contexts: debates over abortion and embryo research; literature on "self-creation"; and discussions of procreative rights and responsibilities, genetic engineering, and future generations. Num Pages: 248 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ; JFMA; MBDC; PSAD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 18. Weight in Grams: 368.
The ethics of creating -- or declining to create -- human beings has been addressed in several contexts: debates over abortion and embryo research; literature on "self-creation"; and discussions of procreative rights and responsibilities, genetic engineering, and future generations. Here, for the first time, is a sustained, scholarly analysis of all of these issues -- a discussion combining breadth of topics with philosophical depth, imagination with current scientific understanding, argumentative rigor with accessibility. The overarching aim of Creation Ethics is to illuminate a broad array of issues connected with reproduction and genetics, through the lens of moral philosophy. With ... Read more
The ethics of creating -- or declining to create -- human beings has been addressed in several contexts: debates over abortion and embryo research; literature on "self-creation"; and discussions of procreative rights and responsibilities, genetic engineering, and future generations. Here, for the first time, is a sustained, scholarly analysis of all of these issues -- a discussion combining breadth of topics with philosophical depth, imagination with current scientific understanding, argumentative rigor with accessibility. The overarching aim of Creation Ethics is to illuminate a broad array of issues connected with reproduction and genetics, through the lens of moral philosophy. With ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190232443
SKU
V9780190232443
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About David Degrazia
David DeGrazia has served on the faculty of the George Washington University since 1989. Over the course of his career, he has been a dedicated teacher, a prolific scholar with publications in a wide range of topics in philosophy and bioethics, and Department Chair for one term. He lives with his wife and daughter in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Reviews for Creation Ethics
a very good book that is sure to stimulate further discussion.
David Benatar, MIND
David Benatar, MIND