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Glenn McGee The Perfect Baby (Paperback)
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- Book Title
- Perfect Baby : a Pragmatic Approach to Genetics
- Publication Name
- The Perfect Baby
- Title
- The Perfect Baby
- Subtitle
- A Pragmatic Approach to Genetics
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- ISBN-10
- 0847683443
- EAN
- 9780847683444
- ISBN
- 9780847683444
- Publisher
- Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
- Genre
- Science, Philosophy
- Topic
- Biotechnology, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics
- Release Year
- 1997
- Release Date
- 19/02/1997
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 0.6in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Width
- 5.9in
- Item Weight
- 10.1 Oz
- Publication Year
- 1996
- Number of Pages
- 184 Pages
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Humankind is currently witnessing an unprecedented revolution in the science of genetics but struggling with the moral dilemmas that these advances have created. With the Human Genome Project, gene therapy, and evidence that genes are directly linked to homosexuality, intelligence, and obesity, we see that genetic discoveries may have the power to change the course of human life. Critics condemn genetic technology as "playing God," while optimists promise genetic cures for every disease, an enhanced human nature, or the emancipation of women through technology. Both camps agree that we need to develop a radically new ethics for this era. The Perfect Baby is a clarion call for a more realistic discussion of biotechnology. McGee challenges the common assumption that we are essentially determined by a genetic blueprint. He denies the necessity of a new "Genethics," arguing that the wisdom we need can be found in the everyday experience of parents. The Perfect Baby dramatically alters the terms of the moral debate for parents, policymakers, scientists, philosophers, theologians, and physicians.
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Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0847683443
ISBN-13
9780847683444
eBay Product ID (ePID)
712027
Product Key Features
Book Title
Perfect Baby : a Pragmatic Approach to Genetics
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Biotechnology, Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Life Sciences / Genetics & Genomics
Publication Year
1996
Genre
Science, Philosophy
Number of Pages
184 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
0.6in
Item Width
5.9in
Item Weight
10.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Hq751.M358 1997
Reviews
A remarkably well-informed and sensitive exploration of the opportunities and challenges presented by the new science of genetics., The book is appropriately directed to a diverse audience and makes refreshing use of plain language to address relevant issues present in the choices we must now make in everyday life., The philosophical tradition of American pragmatism has had a fresh life in recent years. In McGee's hands it is richer, more suggestive . . . Not everyone will find The Perfect Baby acceptable, but McGee will give the opponents reason to pause. Weneed that kind of initiative, and McGee's book will provoke some useful, much needed debate., McGee's book is an excellent introduction to the issues and he provides especially good treatments of the nature/nurture debate and the relationship between genetics and allocation decisions. Many will find his views provocative. His work is breezy and fun to read., Finally-- a good book about genetics-- that makes these fascinating issues understandable to the families who need to know., A provocative account of this emerging, cutting-edge issue that will greatly profit future commentators and policymakers., McGee's well-written and intriguing new book adds little to the content . . . .he does offer a unique and much needed practical approach to the critical analysis of the relevant issues., McGee's book breathes all the virtues of a pioneering work. it puts the issue of human genetic engineering in a fresh perspective, draws the attention to many valuable points, and raises a number of important questions., McGee's application of the pragmatic method to issues in bioethics is both timely and effective. McGee's excellent final chapters will give students of all levels a perspective that cannot be found in other books of the kind., McGee provides a highly readable and informative account of current and future uses of genetic technology., So where do ordinary folk, faced with a life-or-death decision, get some useful information? This book might be a good starting ground., A welcome alternative to work that force fits the issues either to scholarly abstractions or to myths of popular culture., Extremely readable and provocative . . . succeeds at something that few scholars in Bioethics have even attempted: to speak in ordinary language and in a conversational voice about the nest of subtle issues that entangle new advances in human genetics., McGee is one of the most energetic and inquisitive writers in the emerging 'next generation' of bioethicists . . . His work is interesting, important, and has the kind of self-reflective courage we need to face these issues squarely., McGee's analysis leads, among other things, to some important proposals on health insurance policy and a probing, helpful discussion of genetic enhancement engineering. This is a lively and readable book, useful in both theological and philosophical discussions., [McGee sees] the real task as helping ordinary families "who are trying to decide about genetic tests" so he explains them with humor and understanding. This is an important book in the continuing exploration of bioethics!, A book for those perplexed by the philosophical and ethical conundrums of genetics in the 21st century.
Table of Content
Chapter 1 The Landscape of Genetic Technology Chapter 2 The Magic Answer? Hopes for Genetic Engineering Chapter 3 Debunking the Myths Chapter 4 Biology, Culture, and Methodical Social Change: A Pragmatic Approach to Genetics Chapter 5 Genetic Approaches to Family and Public Health Chapter 6 The Not-so-Deadly Sins of Genetic Enhancement
Copyright Date
1997
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
96-031064
Dewey Decimal
304.5
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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