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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... Ethical Implications of Genetically Modified Organisms, directed by Juha Räikkä and funded by the Academy of Finland ESGEMO Research Programme. Editorial work makes great demands on secretarial and other practical services. In practical ...
... Ethical Expertise in Democratic Societies ............................. 21 Eerik Lagerspetz Towards Global Bioethics: The UNESCO Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights ...................................... 31 Henk ten Have ...
... ethical decision-making and democracy. The title of the volume, Genetic Democracy, was composed to bring into focus the at the same time complex and powerful role genetic science and technology have in contemporary democratic and ...
... ethical thinking and theory, not just mechanical application of it. In short, then, it seems that the ethical and social issues of both human and non-human genetic research are analysed more usefully when they are tied to, and the ...
... ethical and political thinking, these requirements are considered to be exceptionally stringent and binding in the ... ethical expertise in democratic societies. The idea of an ethical expert (a person or body who knows morally better ...
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 |