{"product_id":"liberal-eugenics-paperback","title":"Liberal Eugenics - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNicholas Agar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this provocative book, philosopher Nicholas Agar defends the idea that parents should be allowed to enhance their children's characteristics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eGets away from fears of a Huxleyan 'Brave New World' or a return to the fascist eugenics of the past\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eWritten from a philosophically and scientifically informed point of view\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders real contemporary cases of parents choosing what kind of child to have\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses 'moral images' as a way to get readers with no background in philosophy to think about moral dilemmas\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides an authoritative account of the science involved, making the book suitable for readers with no knowledge of genetics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCreates a moral framework for assessing all new technologies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublic debate about the use of genetic technology is dominated by fears of a Huxleyan 'Brave New World' or a return to the fascist eugenics of the past. In this controversial book, philosopher Nicholas Agar defuses these anxieties and defends the idea that parents should be allowed to enhance their children's genetic characteristics. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgar describes three technologies that may soon make liberal eugenics a practical possibility - cloning by somatic cell nuclear transfer, genomics, and genetic engineering - and argues that parents can use these technologies to realize their procreative goals without harming the people they will bring into existence. He rejects the idea that eugenics need divide society into genetic haves and have-nots, and denies that social pressures need force eugenic choices to converge on a single view of human excellence, suggesting that these threats to liberal social arrangements can be resisted.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Agar \u003c\/b\u003eis Senior Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington. His previous books include \u003ci\u003eLife's Intrinsic Value\u003c\/i\u003e (2001) and \u003ci\u003ePerfect Copy\u003c\/i\u003e (2002).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.68 x 8.48 x 6.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 30, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718272716863,"sku":"9781405123907","price":81.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ff24bfbd68b7e14516b8b4f6e128cef4.webp?v=1765081337","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/liberal-eugenics-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}