Genetic Democracy: Philosophical PerspectivesVeikko Launis, Juha Räikkä Springer Science & Business Media, 2007 M12 20 - 148 pages “Genetic Democracy” involves an in-depth analysis of the ethical, social and philosophical issues related to modern genetic research and gene technology. The aim of the book is to introduce systematic research on the social and ethical impacts of the use and development of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) as well as the acquisition, use and storage of human genetic information (HGI). The book contributes to enhancing public discussion and reaching fair and democratic decision-making practices in GMO and HGI use and development both on local and global level. There are currently few European texts which address the issues involved in a theoretical and systematical manner. “Genetic Democracy” has been written from the viewpoint of social and political philosophy rather than that of traditional bioethics. There is a clear need for a throughout and authoritative philosophical and ethical analysis of the issues involved in genetic research and gene technology. The book will appeal to philosophers, social scientists, genetics professionals, policy makers, academics, industrial organisations and human rights organisations as well as university students and legal scholars. The book will have a broad appeal across Europe, Asia and America since many states are currently considering policy responses to many of the practices discussed in the books (e.g., human biobanks). |
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... debate over genethics has unquestionably benefited from its multidimensionality and interdisciplinarity. First of all, such a discussion has been able to focus on questions that might not be readily V. Launis, J. Räikkä (eds.), Genetic ...
... debate about the acceptability of modern agri-biotechnology has focused on empirical risks and safety issues, it does not follow that there are no relevant philosophical questions to be addressed. One such question concerns the status ...
... debates about (the moral limits of) genetic privacy result in conceptual unclarity, if not confusion. He argues, quite convincingly, that we would be better off if we redefined the morally and conceptually obscure notion of genetic ...
... debate and deliberation.20 Moreover, these interactive means may promote the quality of decisions and thus serve as a means of achieving better solutions. In practice, this emphasis implies that the public is engaged in decision-making ...
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Contents
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Ethical Expertise in Democratic Societies | 21 |
The UNESCO Universal Declaration | 30 |
Autonomy and Genetic Privacy | 43 |
Against Radicalism | 53 |
The Precautionary Principle and the Risks of Modern AgriBiotechnology | 75 |
Population Databanks and Democracy in Light of the Icelandic Experience | 93 |
Vilhjálmur Árnason and Stefán Hjörleifsson | 105 |
Genetic Resources Genetic Democracy and Genetic Equity | 121 |
Moral Constraints on Permissible Genetic Design | 133 |