Altering nature ; Vol.2 : Religion, Biotechnology, and Public Policy
- Author
- B. Andrew Lustig, Baruch A. Brody, Gerald P. McKenny
- Publication Year
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer
- Language
- English
- Document Type
- Book
- Faculty / Subject Heading
- Social Science
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The two volumes of Altering Nature consider the complex ways that concepts of 'nature' and 'the natural' are understood and the relevance of those understandings to discussions of biotechnology.Volume Two, Religion, Biotechnology, and Public Policy, reviews recent religious and ethical analyses of four specific areas of biotechnology: assisted reproduction, genetic therapy and enhancement, human-machine incorporation, and biodiversity. It identifies and explores the richer normative themes that inform particular debates and suggests ways that policy choices in biotechnology may be illuminated by devoting greater attention to religious perspectives.
Keywords: Humanities, Social Science and Law / Ethics / Altering nature / Bioethics / Biotechnology / Morality / Public policy / Religion / Philosophy of Nature / Philosophy of Man / Philosophy of Biology / Philosophy of Medicine / Philosophy of Science
