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Liberal Eugenics: In Defence Of Human Enhancement
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Blackwell Pub
Publication date
December 7, 2004
Pages
205
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781405123891
ISBN-10
1405123893
Dimensions
0.75 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
1 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$125.95
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In this provocative book, philosopher Nicholas Agar defends the idea that parents should be allowed to enhance their childrenâs characteristics.
- Gets away from fears of a Huxleyan âBrave New Worldâ 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 âmoral imagesâ 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
Editions
Hardcover
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from Blackwell Pub (December 7, 2004)
9781405123891 | details & prices | 205 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 0.75 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $125.95
About: In this provocative book, philosopher Nicholas Agar defends the idea that parents should be allowed to enhance their childrenâs characteristics.
About: In this provocative book, philosopher Nicholas Agar defends the idea that parents should be allowed to enhance their childrenâs characteristics.
Paperback
from Blackwell Pub (December 7, 2004)
9781405123907 | details & prices | 205 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.70 lbs | List price $41.95
About: In this provocative book, philosopher Nicholas Agar defends the idea that parents should be allowed to enhance their childrenâs characteristics.
About: In this provocative book, philosopher Nicholas Agar defends the idea that parents should be allowed to enhance their childrenâs characteristics.
Miscellaneous
from Blackwell Pub (April 15, 2008)
9780470777572 | details & prices | 216 pages | List price $97.95
Miscellaneous
Onl edition from John Wiley & Sons Inc (February 25, 2008)
9780470775004 | details & prices | 216 pages | List price $110.00
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