Biotechnology and the human good / C. Ben Mitchell ... [et al.].
Biotechnology and the human good / C. Ben Mitchell ... [et al.].
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Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press ; Bristol : University Presses Marketing [distributor], 2007.
Date
2007.
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N174.96606/4
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English
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xiv, 210 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents
The rapidly changing world of biotechnology -- Humanity and the technological narrative -- Biotechnology and competing worldviews -- Biotechnology and human dignity -- Biotechnology and the quest for control -- Biotechnology, human enhancement, and the ends of medicine.
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Publisher
Washington, D.C. : Georgetown University Press ; Bristol : University Presses Marketing [distributor], 2007.
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District of Columbia
Date Published
2007.
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"Outcry over recent developments in the reproductive and genetic sciences has revealed deep fissures in society's perception of biotechnical progress. Many are concerned that reckless technological development, driven by consumerist impulses and greedy entrepreneurlalism, has the potential to radically shift the human condition-and not for the grea...
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Biotechnology and the human good / C. Ben Mitchell ... [et al.].
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Other version (online)
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N174.96606/4
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74VKRaMGMMAg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKRaMGMMAg
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1589011384 (pbk.) :
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174.96606
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991023142739702626
