{"product_id":"genetic-ethics-an-introduction-hardback-9780745695037","title":"Genetic Ethics; An Introduction (Hardback) 9780745695037","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGenetic Ethics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Introduction\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eColin Farrelly (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745695037, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 23 August 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.8 x 2 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Past meets future. Farrelly uses the wisdom of the ancients in virtue ethics to provide a compelling analysis of the greatest challenges of our time. Virtue ethics has struggled to offer concrete guidance to action in practical ethics, but, in this new account, Farrelly shows how six virtues can advance debate on the most controversial issues and shed light on what is good for human beings.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulian Savulescu, University of Oxford\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Colin Farrelly’s \u003ci\u003eGenetic Ethics\u003c\/i\u003e fills a significant gap in the vast literature on its subject.”\u003cb\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAllen Buchanan, Duke University\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eColin Farrelly contemplates the various ethical and social quandaries raised by the genetic revolution. Recent biomedical advances such as genetic screening, gene therapy and genome editing might be used to promote equality of opportunity, reproductive freedom, healthy aging, and the prevention and treatment of disease. But these technologies also raise a host of ethical questions: Is the idea of “genetically engineering” humans a morally objectionable form of eugenics? Should parents undergoing IVF be permitted to screen embryos for the sex of their offspring? Would it be ethical to alter the rate at which humans age, greatly increasing longevity at a time when the human population is already at potentially unsustainable levels?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Farrelly applies an original virtue ethics framework to assess these and other challenges posed by the genetic revolution. Chapters discuss virtue ethics in relation to eugenics, infectious and chronic disease, evolutionary biology, epigenetics, happiness, reproductive freedom and longevity. This fresh approach creates a roadmap for thinking ethically about technological progress that will be of practical use to ethicists and scientists for years to come. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccessible in tone and compellingly argued, this book is an ideal introduction for students of bioethics, applied ethics, biomedical sciences, and related courses in philosophy and life sciences.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction 1 \u003cp\u003e1 Eugenics: inherently Immoral? 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 The Genetic Revolution: A Snapshot 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Disease 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Epigenetics 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Reproductive Freedom 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Aging Research and Longevity 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Happiness, Memory and Behaviour 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 191\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Biology, life sciences [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Biology, life sciences\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Biology,%20life%20sciences%20%5BPS%5D%22\"\u003ePS\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52407342268696,"sku":"9780745695037","price":45.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9780745695037.jpg?v=1784163583","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/genetic-ethics-an-introduction-hardback-9780745695037","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}