LIBERAL EUGENICS by Nicholas Agar ( 9781405123907 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

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Title:

LIBERAL EUGENICS
IN DEFENCE OF HUMAN ENHANCEMENT

By:

Nicholas Agar

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

1405123907

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9781405123907

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Publisher:

JOHN WILEY AND SONS LTD

Pub. date:

8 October, 2004

Pages:

216

Description:

A provocative defence of the idea that parents should be allowed to enhance their children s genetic characteristics. Gets away from fears of a Huxleyan Brave New World or a return to the fascist eugenics of the past.

Synopsis:

In this provocative book, philosopher Nicholas Agar defends the idea that parents should be allowed to enhance their children s characteristics. Gets away from fears of a Huxleyan Brave New World or a return to the fascist eugenics of the pastWritten from a philosophically and scientifically informed point of viewConsiders real contemporary cases of parents choosing what kind of child to haveUses moral images as a way to get readers with no background in philosophy to think about moral dilemmasProvides an authoritative account of the science involved, making the book suitable for readers with no knowledge of geneticsCreates a moral framework for assessing all new technologies

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Blackwell Publishing Ltd

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