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Orphan Black and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy)
Richard Greene
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Description for Orphan Black and Philosophy (Popular Culture and Philosophy)
Paperback. Editor(s): Robison-Greene, Rachel. Series: Popular Culture and Philosophy. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: APT; HPX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 230 x 17. Weight in Grams: 410.
In Orphan Black, several apparently unconnected women discover that they are exact physical doubles -- they're illegally produced clones, and someone is having them killed. Law enforcement is powerless to help. The clones are forced to form their own Clone Club to defend themselves. Orphan Black raises philosophical issues, as well as ethical and policy questions. What makes a person unique? Should we have a say in whether we're cloned? Is it immoral to generate clones with built-in defects? What does the behavior of the Clone Club tell us about the nature-nurture debate? Is it relevant that most ... Read more
In Orphan Black, several apparently unconnected women discover that they are exact physical doubles -- they're illegally produced clones, and someone is having them killed. Law enforcement is powerless to help. The clones are forced to form their own Clone Club to defend themselves. Orphan Black raises philosophical issues, as well as ethical and policy questions. What makes a person unique? Should we have a say in whether we're cloned? Is it immoral to generate clones with built-in defects? What does the behavior of the Clone Club tell us about the nature-nurture debate? Is it relevant that most ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Open Court
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Popular Culture and Philosophy
Condition
New
Weight
409g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9780812699203
SKU
V9780812699203
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About Richard Greene
Richard Greene is a professor of philosophy at Weber State University in Utah. He is the coeditor of many volumes in the Popular Culture and Philosophy series, the most recent being Dexter and Philosophy. Rachel Robison-Greene is the coeditor of Dexter and Philosophy and The Golden Compass and Philosophy. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in philosophy at the ... Read more
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