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UNINA9910953211503321 |
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Graham Gordon <1949 July 15-> |
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Genes : a philosophical inquiry / / Gordon Graham |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002 |
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1-283-64185-2 |
1-134-52756-X |
9786610111237 |
1-280-11123-2 |
0-203-99511-2 |
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[1st ed.] |
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1 online resource (209 p.) |
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Genes - Philosophy |
Genetic engineering - Philosophy |
Genetic engineering - Environmental aspects |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-189) and index. |
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GENES A philosophical inquiry; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Science and the self-image of the age; Icon and understanding; The fractured image: Einstein vs Frankenstein; Science; Technology; Anti-science; Explaining things; Engineering things; Pure and applied science; 2 Genetic explanation; Evolution and creationism; Natural selection and 'the selfish gene'; Survival of the fittest; Altruism, homosexuality and sterility; Irreducible complexity and the biochemical; Sociobiology and evolutionary psychology; Taking stock; Memetics; 3 Genetic engineering; Genetic screening |
Genetic informationGenetic modification; Environmentalism; The precautionary principle; Genetic research; The 'slippery slope' and the 'sanctity of life'; 4 Playing God; Secular versions of the sacred; Genetic trespassing; Rights and equality; Human cloning; Stem cell production; Reproductive technologies; Designer babies and eugenics; Procreative responsibility and the ethics of abortion; 'Playing God' without God; Bibliography; Index |
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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 |
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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' |
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UNINA9911061229703321 |
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Autore |
Sauer, Hanno |
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L'invenzione del bene e del male / Hanno Sauer ; traduzione di Barbara Baroni e Marina Pugliano |
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Bari ; Roma, : GLF editori Laterza, 2025 |
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Biblioteca universale Laterza ; 762 |
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