New Genetic Medicine

Theological and Ethical Reflections

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

Since the 1970s, the interrelated areas of medical genetics and biotechnology have developed dramatically and afforded increased control over the design of living organisms. From the very beginning, controversies over these techniques and their applications to plants, animals, and humans have raged in many disciplines—including science, philosophy, ethics, and religion. This book brings together the seminal essays of two leading Catholic moral theologians—Thomas Shannon and James Walter—in an effort to identify the key ethical and theological questions raised by the new genetic medicine. What is unique about this book is that it specifically and directly brings modern genetics and the Roman Catholic theological and ethical tradition into dialogue. While the authors argue that the Catholic tradition has much to offer in putting this current scientific revolution into perspective, they well understand the need to avoid merely repeating the tradition in favor of bringing the best of the tradition to bear on the precise questions posed by modern genetic technology.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-10-14
Mått:150 x 229 x 14 mm
Vikt:277 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780742531710

Utforska kategorier

Religion: allmänt inom Filosofi och religion
Biologi inom Naturvetenskap och teknik
Kristendom inom Filosofi och religion

Mer om författaren

Thomas A. Shannon is professor of religion and social ethics at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. He is the author of many articles and books in Catholic Social thought, bioethics, and genetics. He is the editor of a series of readers in bioethics for Sheed & Ward. James J. Walter is Austin & Ann O'Malley Professor of Bioethics and director of the Bioethics Institute at Loyola Marymount University. He has written many articles and books on morality, medical ethics, and biotechnology, including A Call to Fidelity.

Recensioner i media

Shannon and Walter are two accomplished theologians with an extensive track record in bioethics. For those who want a comprehensive analysis of religious and ethical positions on the new genetics, this is the book. It provides an excellent compass for scholars and can serve as a course text.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 Theological Issues in GeneticsChapter 2 thical Issues in GeneticsChapter 3 Catholic Reflections on the Human Genome ProjectChapter 4 Reflections on the Moral Status of the Pre-embryoChapter 5 Human Nature in a Post-Genomic WorldChapter 6 Human Gene Transfer: Some Theological Contributions to the Ethi-cal DebateChapter 7 Human Cloning: Religious and Ethical IssuesChapter 8 Human Embryonic Stem Cell TherapyChapter 9 Ethical Issues in Stem Cell Therapy: From the Micro to the MacroChapter 10 The Bioengineering of Planet Earth: Some Scientific, Moral and Theological Considerations

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