Taking biology seriously :: what biology can and cannot tell us about moral and public policy issues /

Discussions of human biology and its consequences for ethics and public policy are often misguided. Both proponents and critics of behavioral genetics, reproductive cloning, and genetic testing have mistaken beliefs about the role of genes in human life. Taking Biology Seriously calls attention to t...

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Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2005.
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Zusammenfassung:Discussions of human biology and its consequences for ethics and public policy are often misguided. Both proponents and critics of behavioral genetics, reproductive cloning, and genetic testing have mistaken beliefs about the role of genes in human life. Taking Biology Seriously calls attention to the social context in which both the science and our ethical precepts and public policies play a role.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (x, 161 pages)
Format:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 135-156) and index.
ISBN:9781461711506
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