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UNINA9910136864503321 |
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Autore |
Farrelly Colin Patrick |
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Titolo |
Biologically modified justice / / Colin Farrelly [[electronic resource]] |
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Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2016 |
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1-316-66819-3 |
1-316-66879-7 |
1-316-66889-4 |
1-316-66899-1 |
1-316-66939-4 |
1-316-66909-2 |
1-316-66929-7 |
1-316-42415-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xix, 276 pages) : digital, PDF file(s) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Biotechnology - Moral and ethical aspects |
Aging - Moral and ethical aspects |
Genetics - Moral and ethical aspects |
Distributive justice |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 06 Jun 2016). |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The Genetic Revolution -- Empirical Ethics and Singer's Principle of Preventing Bad Occurrences -- The Duty to Extend the Biological Warranty Period -- Equality and the Duty to Retard Human Aging -- Framing the Inborn Aging Process and Longevity Science -- Science and Justice -- Genetic Justice and the Limitations of Formulating Distributive "Ideals" -- Normative Theorizing about Genetics : A Response to Loi -- Gene Patents and Justice -- PGD and Reproductive Freedom -- Historical Materialism and Patriarchy. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Theories of distributive justice tend to focus on the issue of what constitutes a fair division of 'external' goods and opportunities; things like wealth and income, opportunities for education and basic liberties and rights. However, rapid advances in the biomedical sciences have ushered in a new era, one where the 'genetic lottery of life' can be |
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