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Genes: A Philosophical Inquiry
Gordon Graham
ISBN 13: 9780415252584
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Date: 2002
Binding: Softcover
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"It's all in the genes." Is this true, and if so, what is all in the genes? Genes: A Philosophical Inquiry is a crystal clear and highly informative guide to a debate none of us can afford to ignore.
Beginning with a much-needed overview of the relationship between science and technology, Gordon Graham lucidly explains and assesses the most important and controversial aspects of the genes debate: Darwinian theory and its critics, the idea of the "selfish" gene, evolutionary psychology, memes, genetic screening and modification, including the risks of cloning and "designer" babies.
The author considers areas often left out of the genes debate, such as the environmental risks of genetic engineering and how we should think about genes in the wider context of debates on science, knowledge and religion. Gordon Graham asks whether genetic engineering might be introducing God back into the debate and whether the risks of a brave new genetic world outweigh the potential benefits.
Essential reading for anyone interested in science, technology, and philosophy, Genes: A Philosophical Inquiry is ideal for those wanting to find out more about the ethical implications of genetics and the future of biotechnology.
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Book Description: Taylor and Francis(Routledge), 2002. Paperback. Book Condition: New. 7.795 by 5.079 inches. (208 pages) 'It's a in the genes'. Is this true, and if so, what is a in the genes? Genes: A Phiosophica Inquiry is a crysta cear and highy informative guide to a debate none of us can afford to ignore. Beginning with a much-needed overview of the reationship between science and technoogy, Gordon Graham ucidy expains and assesses the most important and controversia aspects of the genes debate: Darwinian theory and its critics, the idea of the 'sefish' gene, evoutionary psychoogy, memes, genetic screening and modification, incuding the risks of coning and 'designer' babies. He considers areas often eft out of the genes debate, such as the environmenta risks of genetic engineering and how we shoud think about genes in the wider context of debates on science, knowedge and reigion. Gordon Graham asks whether genetic engineering might be introducing God back into the debate and whether the risks of a brave new genetic word outweigh the potentia benefits. Essentia reading for anyone interested in science, technoogy, and phiosophy, Genes: A Phiosophica Inquiry is idea for those wanting to find out more about the ethica impications of genetics and the future of biotechnoogy.Preface 1. Science and the Sef-image of society Icon and understanding - the fractured image: Einstein vs Frankenstein - science - technoogy - anti-science - expaining things - engineering things - 'pure' and 'appied' 2. Genetic Expanation Evoution and creationism - natura seection and 'the sefish gene' - surviva of the fittest - atruism, homosexuaity and steriity - irreducibe compexity and the biochemica - sociobioogy and evoutionary psychoogy - memetics 3. Genetic Engineering Genetic screening - genetic information - genetic modification - environmentaism - the precautionary principe - genetic research - the 'sippery sope' and the 'sanctity of ife' 4. Paying God Secuar versions of the sacred - genetic trespassing -rights and equaity - human coning - reproductive technoogies - designer babies - procreative responsibiity and the ethics of abortion - 'paying God' without God (Paperback). Bookseller Inventory # AG041525258X Bookseller & Payment Information | More Books from this Seller | Ask Bookseller a Question |
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