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Mutating Concepts, Evolving Disciplines: Genetics, Medicine, and Society /

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Advances in genetics, such as the Human Genome Project's successful mapping of the human genome and the discovery of ever more sites of disease-related mutations, invite re-examination of basic concepts underlying our fundamental social practices and institutions. Having children, assigning res...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Parker, Lisa S.
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Ankeny, Rachel A.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2002.
Series:Philosophy and medicine ; 75.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Human genetics.
Ethics.
Science > Philosophy.
Medical ethics.
Humanities.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • From the Contents: Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • Part One: Historical Reflections on Core Concepts
  • Part Two: Perspectives from the Philosophy of Science
  • Part Three: Explorations of Ethical, Social, and Legal Consequences
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Index.