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In this provocative book, philosopher Nicholas Agar defends the idea that parents should be allowed to enhance their children’s characteristics.
  • Gets away from fears of a Huxleyan ‘Brave New World’ or a return to the fascist eugenics of the past
  • Written from a philosophically and scientifically informed point of view
  • Considers real contemporary cases of parents choosing what kind of child to have
  • Uses ‘moral images’ as a way to get readers with no background in philosophy to think about moral dilemmas
  • Provides an authoritative account of the science involved, making the book suitable for readers with no knowledge of genetics
  • Creates a moral framework for assessing all new technologies

Liberal Eugenics: In Defence of Human Enhancement

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    Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
    Publication Date: 08/10/2004
    ISBN13: 9781405123907, 978-1405123907
    ISBN10: 1405123907

    Number of Pages: 224

    Non Fiction , Politics, Philosophy & Society

    Description

    In this provocative book, philosopher Nicholas Agar defends the idea that parents should be allowed to enhance their children’s characteristics.
    • Gets away from fears of a Huxleyan ‘Brave New World’ or a return to the fascist eugenics of the past
    • Written from a philosophically and scientifically informed point of view
    • Considers real contemporary cases of parents choosing what kind of child to have
    • Uses ‘moral images’ as a way to get readers with no background in philosophy to think about moral dilemmas
    • Provides an authoritative account of the science involved, making the book suitable for readers with no knowledge of genetics
    • Creates a moral framework for assessing all new technologies

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