Beyond bioethics: toward a new biopolitics

"For several decades, the field of bioethics has played a dominant role in shaping the way society thinks about ethical problems related to developments in science, technology, and medicine. But its traditional emphases on, for example, doctor-patient relationships, informed consent, and indivi...

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Weitere Verfasser: Obasogie, Osagie K. (HerausgeberIn), Darnovsky, Marcy (HerausgeberIn)
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Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oakland, California University of California Press [2018]
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Zusammenfassung:"For several decades, the field of bioethics has played a dominant role in shaping the way society thinks about ethical problems related to developments in science, technology, and medicine. But its traditional emphases on, for example, doctor-patient relationships, informed consent, and individual autonomy have led the field to not be fully responsive to the challenges posed by new human biotechnologies such as assisted reproduction, human genetic enhancement, and DNA forensics. Beyond Bioethics provides a focused overview for students and others grappling with the profound social dilemmas posed by these developments. It brings together the work of cutting-edge thinkers from diverse fields of study and public engagement, all of them committed to a new perspective that is grounded in social justice and public interest values. The contributors to this volume seek to define an emerging field of scholarly, policy, and public concern: a new biopolitics."...Provided by publisher
Beschreibung:xxvii, 518 Seiten Illustrationen, Diagramme
ISBN:9780520277823
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