The Biological Foundations of Bioethics

The Biological Foundations of Bioethics, 1 is a comprehensive biology reference published by Oxford University Press. Description by Tim Lewens (Editor) Much recent thought on the ethics of new biomedical technologies, and work in ethics and political philosophy more generally, is committed to hidden and contestable views about the nature of biological reality.

Key Features

- Much recent thought on the ethics of new biomedical technologies, and work in ethics and political philosophy more generally, is committed to hidden and contestable views about…
- This selection of essays by Tim Lewens, a leading expert in the field, teases out these biological foundations of bioethical writing and subjects them to scrutiny
- The topics covered include human enhancement, the risks of technical progress, the alleged moral threat of synthetic biology, the reality of human nature, the relevance of…
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Publication date: 3/8/2015

Product Details

Publisher: Oxford University Press
Edition: 1
Format: Publisher PDF
File Size: 100 MB
ISBN: 9780198712657