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Germ-Line Intervention and Our Responsibilities to Future Generations

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  • © 1998

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Editors:
  1. Emmanuel Agius

    1. Moral Philosophy & Theology, University of Malta, Malta
      Future Generations Programme, University of Malta, Malta

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  2. Salvino Busuttil

    1. Foundation for International Studies, University of Malta, Malta

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Part of the book series: Philosophy and Medicine (PHME, volume 55)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. From Laboratory to Germ-Line Therapy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Screening for Genetic Diseases: What are the Moral Constraints?

      • Alfred Cuschieri
      Pages 3-11

    3. The Moral Status of the Human Genome

      • Attajinda Deepandung, Wilai T. Noonpakdee
      Pages 13-18

  3. The Concept of Human Nature: Theological and Secular Perspectives

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19
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    2. The Zen World and the Mental Genes

      • Kido Inoue
      Pages 21-26

    3. Moral Reasoning in Bioethics and Posterity

      • Salvatore Privitera
      Pages 27-33

    4. Redesigning the Human Genome: Are There Constraints from Nature?

      • Kevin Wm. Wildes
      Pages 35-49

    5. Human Nature Genetically Re-Engineered: Moral Responsibilities to Future Generations

      • H. Tristram Engelhardt Jr.
      Pages 51-63

  4. Genetic Interventions and the Common Heritage View

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 65-65
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    2. Patenting Life: Our Responsibilities to Present and Future Generations

      • Emmanuel Agius
      Pages 67-83

    3. Should we Treat the Human Germ-Line as a Global Human Resource?

      • Eric T. Juengst
      Pages 85-102

  5. Social Responsibilities of Geneticists Toward Future Generations

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 103-103
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    2. Germ-Line Engineering as the Eugenics of the Future

      • Qui Renzong
      Pages 105-116

    3. Guardianship by Peer Review in Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology

      • Alex E. Felice
      Pages 117-129

    4. Are We Our Descendants’ Keepers?

      • David Heyd
      Pages 131-145

    5. The Unknowable Effects of Genetic Interventions on Future Generations (or, Who Guards the Genetic Engineers in Democratic Republics?)

      • Stuart F. Spicker
      Pages 147-163

    6. Homo Propheticus

      • Ugo Mifsud Bonnici
      Pages 165-168

  6. Back Matter

    Pages 171-177
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About this book

In contemporary ethical discussion widespread concern about the potential risks of genetic engineering is raising new and fundamental questions about our responsibilities towards unborn generations. Newly acquired knowledge in genetic engineering techniques has brought about not only potential benefits but also immense risks for the well-being of both present and future generations. This book raises a number of ethical issues concerning the impact of genetic engineering on generations yet to be born. The four topical areas that constitute the focus of the volume, namely (1) from laboratory to germ-line therapy, (2) the concept of human nature: theological and secular perspectives, (3) genetic intervention and the common heritage view, and (4) social responsibilities of geneticists towards future generations, raise intriguing ethical and legal questions, as well as important policy issues. As much as any set of issues, they reflect the hopes and fears, prejudices and uncertainties that people associate with germ-line intervention and the future of human kind.

Editors and Affiliations

  • Moral Philosophy & Theology, University of Malta, Malta

    Emmanuel Agius

  • Future Generations Programme, University of Malta, Malta

    Emmanuel Agius

  • Foundation for International Studies, University of Malta, Malta

    Salvino Busuttil

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Germ-Line Intervention and Our Responsibilities to Future Generations

  • Editors: Emmanuel Agius, Salvino Busuttil

  • Series Title: Philosophy and Medicine

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5149-8

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4828-3Published: 31 December 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-010-6164-3Published: 14 October 2012

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-011-5149-8Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0376-7418

  • Series E-ISSN: 2215-0080

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 177

  • Topics: Life Sciences, general, Ethics, Public International Law, Human Genetics, Commercial Law, Biotechnology

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