Bioethics: The Ethics of Evolution and Genetic Interference

Matare, Herbert

ISBN 10: 0897894618 / ISBN 13: 9780897894616

Published by Praeger Publishers Inc, 1999

About this Item

Arguing that human evolution has come to a stand-still, this work explores the evolutionary steps that have defined life on this planet. From a scientific approach, the author argues that new rules of ethics are needed to maintain and improve humanity, including corrective, genetic interference. Num Pages: 160 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: PSAD; PSAJ; PSAK; PSX; TCBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 367. . 1999. hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Bioethics: The Ethics of Evolution and Genetic Interference
• Publisher: Praeger Publishers Inc
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0897894618
• ISBN 13: 9780897894616
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

Arguing that human evolution has come to a stand-still, this book sets out to explore the evolutionary steps that have defined life on this planet. It describes the stages from cosmic to chemical and biological evolution and to the development of civilization and culture. From this scientific approach, the author concludes that new rules of ethics are required in order to maintain and improve the civilization and culture of humanity. Mataré argues for corrective genetic interference and explores the moral implications.

About the Author

H.F. MATARÉ is President of International Solid State Electronics Consultants and Director of Compound Crystals, Inc. He has worked in and directed a number of research laboratories in France, Germany, and the United States. Mataré has published extensively in science journals, and has lectured in universities in Germany and the United States. He is listed in Who's Who in Science, American Men of Science, Who's Who in the West, Leaders in American Science, Who's Who in California, A Century of Honors, IEEE, Dictionary of International Biography, and others. He is patentee of more than sixty patents, among them the first European transistor patent in 1948.