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Choosing tomorrow's children [[electronic resource] ] : the ethics of selective reproduction / / Stephen Wilkinson
| Choosing tomorrow's children [[electronic resource] ] : the ethics of selective reproduction / / Stephen Wilkinson |
| Autore | Wilkinson Stephen <1965-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Clarendon Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (274 p.) |
| Disciplina | 176 |
| Collana | Issues in biomedical ethics |
| Soggetto topico |
Human reproductive technology - Moral and ethical aspects
Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects Sex preselection - Moral and ethical aspects |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-19-964658-9
1-282-50191-7 9786612501913 0-19-157271-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Contents; 1. Introduction: The Ethics of Selective Reproduction; 2. Parental Duties and Virtues; 3. Selecting for Disability and the Welfare of the Child; 4. Choosing One for the Sake of Another; 5. Treating Children as Commodities; 6. Eugenics and the Expressivist Argument; 7. Enhancement; 8. Sex Selection; Bibliography; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910459014003321 |
Wilkinson Stephen <1965->
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| Oxford, : Clarendon Press, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Choosing tomorrow's children [[electronic resource] ] : the ethics of selective reproduction / / Stephen Wilkinson
| Choosing tomorrow's children [[electronic resource] ] : the ethics of selective reproduction / / Stephen Wilkinson |
| Autore | Wilkinson Stephen <1965-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Clarendon Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | viii, 265 p |
| Collana | Issues in biomedical ethics |
| Soggetto topico |
Human reproductive technology - Moral and ethical aspects
Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects Sex preselection - Moral and ethical aspects |
| ISBN |
0191572713
9780191572715 0-19-170658-2 0-19-964658-9 1-282-50191-7 9786612501913 0-19-157271-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795752403321 |
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Wilkinson Stephen <1965->
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| Oxford, : Clarendon Press, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Choosing tomorrow's children : the ethics of selective reproduction / / Stephen Wilkinson
| Choosing tomorrow's children : the ethics of selective reproduction / / Stephen Wilkinson |
| Autore | Wilkinson Stephen <1965-> |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford, : Clarendon Press, 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (viii, 265 pages) |
| Disciplina | 176 |
| Collana | Issues in biomedical ethics |
| Soggetto topico |
Human reproductive technology - Moral and ethical aspects
Genetic engineering - Moral and ethical aspects Sex preselection - Moral and ethical aspects Bioethics Reproductive Techniques - ethics Bioethical Issues Sex Preselection - ethics Genetic Engineering - ethics Preimplantation Diagnosis - ethics |
| ISBN |
0191572713
9780191572715 0-19-170658-2 0-19-964658-9 1-282-50191-7 9786612501913 0-19-157271-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | 1. Introduction: The Ethics of Selective Reproduction -- 1.1 Some Cases -- 1.2 What Is Selective Reproduction? -- 1.3 Different Possible Future People -- 1.4 Philosophical Bioethics -- 1.5 Some Assumptions -- 1.6 The Moral Status of the Human Embryo -- 1.7 Outline and Structure -- 2. Parental Duties and Virtues -- 2.1 Unconditional Love -- 2.2 Actual and Prospective Parents -- 2.3 The Virtue of Parental Acceptance -- 2.4 Diversity -- 2.5 The Child's Right to an Open Future -- 2.6 Summary and Conclusions -- 3. Selecting for Disability and the Welfare of the Child -- 3.1 Disability and Quality of Life -- 3.2 Harm and Wrongful Life -- 3.3 Slavery, Abuse, and Birthrights -- 3.4 The Same Number Quality Claim -- 3.5 Summary and Conclusions -- 4. Choosing One for the Sake of Another -- 4.1 The Cost of Care -- 4.2 Saviour Siblings: The Welfare of the Child -- 4.3 Saviour Siblings: Challenging Some Common Assumptions -- 4.4 Summary and Conclusions -- 5. Treating Children as Commodities -- 5.1 What Is Commodification? -- 5.2 Treating as a (Mere) Means -- 5.3 Fungibility -- 5.4 Summary and Conclusions -- 6. Eugenics and the Expressivist Argument -- 6.1 What Is Eugenics? -- 6.2 The Moral Standing of Eugenics -- 6.3 Is the Very Idea of 'Genetic Improvement' a Mistake? -- 6.4 Social Problems Caused by Reducing the Prevalence of Disease and Disability -- 6.5 The Expressivist Argument -- 6.6 Summary and Conclusions -- 7. Enhancement -- 7.1 What Is Enhancement? -- 7.2 The Moral Status of Enhancement -- 7.3 The Goals of Medicine -- 7.4 Positional Goods -- 7.5 Equality -- 7.6 Summary and Conclusions -- 8. Sex Selection -- 8.1 Bioethical Context -- 8.2 Legal-Regulatory Context in the UK -- 8.3 Family Balancing and Population Sex Imbalance -- 8.4 Family Balancing and Sexism -- 8.5 Sexism as a Fundamental Objection to Sex Selection -- 8.6 Population Sex Imbalance, Subgroups, and Social Context -- 8.7 Pressure and Consent -- 8.8 Sending Out the Wrong Message -- 8.9 Innocuous Means of Sex Selection -- 8.10 Summary and Conclusions. |
| Altri titoli varianti | Ethics of selective reproduction |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910966795003321 |
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Wilkinson Stephen <1965->
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| Oxford, : Clarendon Press, 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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