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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... respect to new genetic research and gene-technology: effective participation and public engagement, equality and non-discrimination of interests and values, personal autonomy and freedom of choice, and transparency. These prerequisites ...
... respect the professional ethical standards of their own as well as the cultural expectations of the larger society in which the research is undertaken. Interpretative. Ethical. Issues. Finally, there are issues that are most properly ...
... respect the citizens as active and reflective human beings, and would thus be in line with the prerequisites of genetic democracy (dissected by Helena Siipi in 'The Prerequisites for Genetic Democracy' of this volume). In 'Moral ...
... respect to gene-technologies. In a state of genetic democracy, research, development, and the application of new gene-technologies happen according to the ideals of democracy. The term 'genetic democracy' can, thus, be understood as an ...
... respect to gene-technology implies, genetic democracy is closely related to democracy in the more general sense of the term. The term 'democracy' is originally Greek and it means that people rule.8 Nevertheless, this 'ruling' may happen ...
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 |