The emergence of CRISPR/Cas9 technology has revolutionized gene editing and made both gene therapy and eugenic control of future human evolution plausible. This accessible book puts these developments in their historical and scientific contexts and analyzes the policy and ethical challenges they raise. It presents the case for altering the human ......
Aims to provide a history that encompasses both classical and modern perspective. It includes: commentary on the writings of great thinkers; discussions of Greek, biblical, and Stoic ethics; Augustine, Aquinas and medieval views; the Renaissance, the Reformation, and ethics in the age of science; and, the Enlightenment and Romanticism.
In defending freedom, most libertarians have appealed to a moral framework that puts an emphasis on the concept of moral rights. Rejecting that approach, Richard Fumerton offers a fresh, nuanced, and balanced consequentialist perspective on the importance of defending liberty.
In defending freedom, most libertarians have appealed to a moral framework that puts an emphasis on the concept of moral rights. Rejecting that approach, Richard Fumerton offers a fresh, nuanced, and balanced "consequentialist" perspective on the importance of defending liberty.
Offers a plea for freedom of conscience and religious expression. This book outlines the limits of social and political incursion into the realm of personal belief or non-belief, discusses the dangers of mixing church and state, and strikes hard at those who would use the power of the state to fulfil religious or political goals.
Applied to several of morality's practical matters, Spurgin presents a conception of moral liberalism and argues that it is the best approach to practical morality in a plural society.
The morality of our distant ancestors bears a remarkable resemblance to the moral experiences of modern athletes. This book brings together stories from today's sports world and the moral practices of hunter-gatherers to shed new light on both sports and morality and offer a unique interpretation of America's love affair with sports.
What would any rational person believe to be worth wanting or working for? This book argues that rational people would choose a utilitarian moral code that the purpose of living should be to strive for the greatest good for the largest number of people.
Focuses on five general issues of health care for elderly population: the meaning of old age, the goals of medicine and health care for the elderly, the balance between the needs of the young and old, the pressures of other social priorities, and the role of families, especially the burden on women, in long-term care.
