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). |
From inside the book
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... Risks of Modern Agri-Biotechnology 75 Marko Ahteensuu Population Databanks and Democracy in Light of the Icelandic Experience 93 Vilhjálmur Árnason and Stefán Hjörleifsson Equality and Community in Public Deliberation: Genetic Democracy ...
... risk they are believed to pose to the environment and people's health. Opinion formation in these issues requires knowledge about the predictable advantageous and disadvantageous (medical, social, psychological, political and economic) ...
... risk governance by two aspects about the current state of scientific knowledge on the risks of modern agri-biotechnology: the fact that there are uncertainties concerning the long-term environmental threats and health hazards and the ...
... risk to a serious hereditary disease, such as Huntington's disease or cystic fibrosis. Issues of this kind are genuine ethical problems in the sense that the moral conflict may remain even when the empirical (scientific) and legal facts ...
... risks and appropriate precautionary measures) as well as new conflicts between ethical principles. In 'Towards Global Bioethics: The New UNESCO Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights', Henk ten Have explains the background of the ...
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 |