Genetics and Christian Ethics
Series: New Studies in Christian Ethics; 25;
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Product details:
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Date of Publication 24 November 2005
- ISBN 9780521829434
- Binding Hardback
- No. of pages306 pages
- Size 235x155x23 mm
- Weight 609 g
- Language English 0
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Short description:
Celia Deane-Drummond examines ethical issues in genetics from a Christian virtue ethics perspective.
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In the immediate future we are likely to witness significant developments in human genetic science. It is therefore of critical importance that Christian ethics engages with the genetics debate, since it affects not just the way we perceive ourselves and the natural world, but also has wider implications for our society. This book considers ethical issues arising out of specific practices in human genetics, including genetic screening, gene patenting, gene therapy, genetic counselling as well as feminist concerns. Genetics and Christian Ethics argues for a particular theo-ethical approach that derives from a modified version of virtue ethics, drawing particularly on a Thomistic understanding of the virtues, especially prudence or practical wisdom and justice. The book demonstrates that a theological voice is highly relevant to contested ethical debates about genetics.
'Deane-Drummond has read widely, and her bibliography is extensive.' Church Times
Table of Contents:
Introduction; 1. A recovery of virtue for the ethics of genetics; 2. Theological principles; 3. Living in the shadow of eugenics; 4. Genetic testing and screening; 5. Genetic counselling; 6. Gene therapies; 7. Genetic patenting; 8. Women and genetic technologies; 9. Genetics and environmental concern; Postscript: concluding remarks.
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