| Description |
321 pages ; 24 cm |
| Series |
Studies in anthropology, economy and society |
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Studies in anthropology, economy and society.
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| Contents |
1. Introduction -- I. Religious Perspectives -- 2. Ethical Issues: An Islamic Perspective -- 3. Impact of Modern Genetics: A Sikh Perspective -- 4. Hindu Bioethics, the Concept of Dharma and Female Infanticide in India -- 6. Implications of Japanese Religions in the Genomic Age: A Survey on Attitudes Towards Life and Death Within Shinto, Buddhist and Christian Groups -- II. Cultural and Philosophical Perspectives -- 7. Genome, Artificial Evolution and Global Community --8. Biotechnology and Responsibility to Future Generations: A Confucian Perspective -- 9. Respecting Nature and Using Human Intelligence: Elements of a Confucian Bioethics -- 10. Cross-Cultural Approaches to the Philosophy of Life in the Contemporary World: From Bioethics to Life Studies -- 11. A Philosophical Meditation on Genomics -- |
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III. Genomics and Practices in Asia -- 12. Bioethics and Medical Genetics in Japan -- 13. Attitudes Towards Biotechnology and Bioethics in the Philippines: A Pilot Study -- 14. Chinese "Eugenics" Definition, Practice and Cultural Values -- 15. Genomics, Health and Society: A View from the South |
| Notes |
Selected conference papers |
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Bibliography : p. 315-316 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies |
| Subject |
Genomics -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Asia -- Congresses.
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Genomics -- Asia -- Congresses.
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Genomics -- Moral and ethical aspects -- Congresses.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Sleeboom-Faulkner, Margaret, 1961-
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| ISBN |
0710309430 |
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