The Ethics of Animal Re-creation and Modification [electronic resource] : Reviving, Rewilding, Restoring /
Oksanen, Markku.editor.
Siipi, Helena.editor.
Would it be cool to see woolly mammoth alive one day? Disappeared species have always fascinated the human mind. A new discussion of using genomic technologies to reverse extinction and to help in conservation has been sparked. This volume studies the question philosophically.
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Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Notes on the Contributors; Introduction: Towards a Philosophy of Resurrection Science; 1 Can We Really Re-create an Extinct Species by Cloning? A Metaphysical Analysis; 2 The Restorationist Argument for Extinction Reversal; 3 What's So Special about Reconstructing a Mammoth? Ethics of Breeding and Biotechnology in Re-creating Extinct Species; 4 The Authenticity of Animals; 5 Bioengineered Domestication: 'Wild Pets' as Species Conservation?; 6 From Protection to Restoration: A Matter of Responsible Precaution
7 Just Fake It! Public Understanding of Ecological Restoration8 Biodiversity and the Value of Human Involvement; Epilogue; Index
Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.
Would it be cool to see woolly mammoth alive one day? Disappeared species have always fascinated the human mind. A new discussion of using genomic technologies to reverse extinction and to help in conservation has been sparked. This volume studies the question philosophically.
Science
Ethics.
Biochemistry.
Philosophy of Science.
Ethics.
Moral Philosophy.
Biochemistry, general.