| Altering Nature 2009 Edition Contributor(s): Lustig, B. a. (Editor), Brody, B. a. (Editor), McKenny, Gerald P. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1402094418 ISBN-13: 9781402094415 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $265.05 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2008 Annotation: This volume analyzes concepts of nature and a ~the naturala (TM) in discussions of biotechnology with four broad concerns in mind. First, it surveys the recent history of biotechnology debates and identifies characteristic reactions and approaches to new biotechnological developments that invoke appeals to nature. Second, it analyzes concepts of nature and a ~the naturala (TM) as they are invoked and interpreted in five characteristic modes of discourse; viz., spirituality and religion, philosophy, science and medicine, law and economics, and aesthetics. Third, it identifies a core cluster of ontological, epistemological, moral, and aesthetic questions that arise in conversations about nature as normative. Fourth, it highlights the findings of each of the five chapters, identifies areas of contrast and commonality, and identifies areas for further research. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Philosophy | Mind & Body - Philosophy | Movements - Humanism - Science | Philosophy & Social Aspects |
| Dewey: 113 |
| Series: Philosophy and Medicine |
| Physical Information: 678 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The two volumes of Altering Nature consider the complex ways that concepts of 'nature' and 'the natural' are understood and the relevance of those understandings to discussions of biotechnology. Volume One, Concepts of 'Nature' and 'The Natural' in Biotechnology Debates, offers nuanced accounts of the ways that nature is invoked and interpreted, both descriptively and prescriptively, by different disciplines, including perspectives from spirituality and religion, philosophy, science and medicine, law and economics, and aesthetics. In the context of that broad discussion, Volume Two, Religion, Biotechnology, and Public Policy, reviews recent religious and ethical analyses of four specific areas of biotechnology: assisted reproduction, genetic therapy and enhancement, human-machine incorporation, and biodiversity. It identifies and explores the richer normative themes that inform particular debates and suggests ways that policy choices in biotechnology may be illuminated by devoting greater attention to religious perspectives. |