| Description |
1 online resource (181 pages) |
| Series |
New Atlantis books |
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New Atlantis Books.
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| Contents |
Part I: Science and the human prospect -- The spirit of modern science -- The human difference -- Part II: The ethics of progress -- Bioethics in wartime -- The embryo question -- Our genetic condition -- The commerce of the body -- A Jewish-Catholic bioethics? -- Part III: From generation to generation -- Why have children? -- In whose image shall we die? |
| Summary |
We live in an age of unprecedented human powerover birth and death, body and mind, nature and human nature. In every realm of life, science and technology have brought us remarkable advances and improvements: we are healthier, wealthier, and more comfortable than ever before. But our gratitude for the benefits of progress increasingly mixes with concern about the meaning and consequences of our newfound powers. If we can dream about a new age of genetic medicine, we can also shudder at a new age of weapons of mass destruction. As we welcome longer lives, we wonder if we will still value life |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Progress.
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Technology -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2008001919 |
| ISBN |
1594032882 (electronic bk.) |
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9781594032882 (electronic bk.) |
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