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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... Philosophy at the University of Turku, Finland. He has worked in research projects on bioethics both in Finland and abroad. mataah@utu.fi Vilhjálmur Árnason is Professor of Philosophy in the Department of Philosophy and Centre for ...
... Philosophy at the University of Turku, Finland. helsii@utu.fi Terence Hua Tai is Professor and Chair in the Department of Philosophy at the National Chengchi University, Taiwan, and serves as Director of the Chengchi University Center ...
... philosophers. In a very wide sense of the term, this book is about bioethics. Since bioethics has come to be known and valued as an interdisciplinary field – with contributions not only from philosophy but also from theology, literature ...
Philosophical Perspectives Veikko Launis, Juha Räikkä. addressable in the traditional (individualistic) bioethical ... philosophical and also more global perspective. One of our main emphases in this book is that the topics and issues ...
Philosophical Perspectives Veikko Launis, Juha Räikkä. personal autonomy and freedom of choice, and transparency. These prerequisites, she points out, are usually taken for granted when discussing ethical, social and environmental issues ...
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 |