Genes [[electronic resource] ] : a philosophical inquiry / / Gordon Graham
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| Autore: |
Graham Gordon <1949 July 15->
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| Titolo: |
Genes [[electronic resource] ] : a philosophical inquiry / / Gordon Graham
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| Pubblicazione: | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (209 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 174/.25 |
| Soggetto topico: | Genes - Philosophy |
| Genetic engineering - Philosophy | |
| Genetic engineering - Environmental aspects | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-189) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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 | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | '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 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' |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Genes |
| ISBN: | 1-283-64185-2 |
| 1-134-52756-X | |
| 9786610111237 | |
| 1-280-11123-2 | |
| 0-203-99511-2 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910451448603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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