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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... Political Science at the Columbia University, New York. tp6@columbia.edu Juha Räikkä is Lecturer in Practical Philosophy at the University of Turku, Finland. jraikka@utu.fi Dr. Helena Siipi is Assistant of Philosophy at the University ...
... political philosophical dimension. It is obvious that the extent to which a particular issue related to genetic democracy can usefully be discussed within such a philosophical framework depends, among other things, on the kind of issue ...
... political philosophical perspective, Lagerspetz maintains that although the idea of publicly recognised ethical expertise is commonly accepted and highly appreciated both by political decision-makers and the members and nominators of ...
... political settings in which the application may take place but, equally interestingly, on the political philosophical position they adhere to. Using the commercial production and marketing of GMO as an example, Juth defends what he ...
... political and social inequalities they have suffered and a long history in which they have often fallen prey to researchers surreptitiously collecting their biological samples under the guise of free health check, their perspective ...
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 |