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The ethics of genetic engineering / Roberta M. Berry.
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Title:The ethics of genetic engineering / Roberta M. Berry.
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Author/Creator:Berry, Roberta M., 1955-
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Published/Created:New York : Routledge, 2007.
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Call Number: QH442 .B48 2007
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Genetic engineering--Moral and ethical aspects.
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Medical Subjects: Genetic Engineering--ethics.
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Description:xiii, 226 p. ; 24 cm.
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Series:Routledge annals of bioethics.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages [202]-215) and index.
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ISBN:9780415769945 (hardback : alk. paper)
0415769949 (hardback : alk. paper)
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Contents:1. Genetic engineering : past and present as prelude to the future
A. Fractious problems and ethical and policy decision-making
B. Past : genetic medicine, eugenics, reproductive medicine and counseling
C. Present : the prospect of genetic engineering, the gathering debate, fractious problems and decision-making
2. Utilitarianism : engineering to maximize welfare
A. Juanita, Louis, and Dr. Bentheme
B. Utilitarianism : justification, impartial welfare maximization, and action guidance
C. Utilitarianism and genetic engineering
3. Deontology : engineering at the edges of disease, disability, difference, and death
A. Miles, Lamar, and Dr. Neo
B. Deontological ethics : justification, the right, and action guidance
C. Deontology and genetic engineering
4. Virtue ethics : engineering for the virtues
A. Leonard, Trisha, and Dr. Arete
B. Virtue ethics : justification, character, and action guidance
C. Virtue ethics and genetic engineering
5. Genetic engineering, fractious problems, and a navigational approach to policy-making
A. Utilitarianism as a public philosophy
B. Deontology as a public philosophy
C. virtues in public philosophy
D. navigational approach.