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Genes : a philosophical inquiry /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Graham, Gordon, 1949 July 15-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2002.
Subjects:
Genes.
Genetic Engineering.
Ethics, Medical.
Table of Contents:
  • Icon and understanding
  • The fractured image : Einstein vs Frankenstein
  • Science
  • Technology
  • Anti-science
  • Explaining things
  • Pure and applied science
  • Evolution and creationism
  • Natural selection and "the selfish gene"
  • Survival of the fittest
  • Altruism, homosexuality and sterility
  • Irreducible complexity and the biochemical
  • Sociobiology and evolutionary psychology
  • Taking stock
  • Memetics
  • Genetic screening
  • Genetic information
  • Genetic modification
  • Environmentalism
  • The precautionary principle
  • Genetic research
  • The 'slippery slope' and the 'sanctity of life'
  • Secular versions of the sacred
  • Genetic trespassing
  • Rights and equality
  • Human cloning
  • Stem cell production
  • Reproductive technologies
  • Designer babies and eugenics
  • Procreative responsibility and the ethics of abortion
  • 'Playing God' without God