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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... kind of issue it is. For the purposes of this volume, four kinds of philosophically and ethically relevant issues may be distinguished. These are called demand-for-reason issues, empirical ethical issues, conflicts between ethical ...
... kind of experts may, at least sometimes, appeal to their background legitimations when justifying difficult decisions. Empirical. Ethics. Issues. Secondly, some issues are, or turn out to be, ethically controversial largely because ...
... kind are genuine ethical problems in the sense that the moral conflict may remain even when the empirical (scientific) and legal facts are clear and accepted by all parties involved in the disagreement. There can be no doubt that ...
... kind of issues. In 'Population Databanks and Democracy', Árnason and Hjörleifsson discuss democracy in light of the Icelandic experience of the databank recourse of DeCODE genetics biopharmaceutical company. They point out that, as far ...
... kind of critical responses it confronted. The long and difficult process of establishing international normative standards for biomedicine and biotechnology, explained in a detailed way by ten Have, is in itself a prominent example of ...
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 |