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Liberal eugenics : in defence of human enhancement
責任表示 | Nicholas Agar |
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データ種別 | 図書 |
出版情報 | Malden, MA : Blackwell Publishing , 2004 |
本文言語 | 英語 |
大きさ | viii, 205 p. ; 23 cm |
概要 | 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 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 続きを見る |
所蔵情報
状態 | 巻次 | 所蔵場所 | 請求記号 | 刷年 | 文庫名称 | 資料番号 | コメント | 予約・取寄 | 複写申込 | 自動書庫 |
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: pbk | 中央図 自動書庫 | 498.2/A 19 | 2004 |
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110012022599161 |
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書誌詳細
一般注記 | Includes bibliographical references and index |
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著者標目 | *Agar, Nicholas |
件 名 | LCSH:Eugenics |
分 類 | LCC:HQ755 DC22:363.9/2 |
書誌ID | 1001766487 |
ISBN | 1405123893 |
NCID | BA69659205 |
巻冊次 | : hbk ; ISBN:1405123893 : pbk ; ISBN:1405123907 |
登録日 | 2023.02.28 |
更新日 | 2023.02.28 |