Biotechnology and the human good
By: C. Ben Mitchell ... [et al.].
Publisher: Georgetown University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 210
ISBN-13: 9781589011380
Description: "Outcry over recent developments in the reproductive and genetic sciences has revealed deep fissures in society's perception of biotechnical progress. Many are concerned that reckless technological development, driven by consumerist impulses and greedy entrepreneurlalism, has the potential to radically shift the human condition-and not for the greater good. Biotechnology and the Human Good builds a case for a stewardship deeply rooted in Judeo-Christian theism to responsibly interpret and assess new technologies In a way that answers this concern." "The authors argue that to question and critique how fields like cybernetics, nanotechnology, and genetics might affect our future is not antiscience, anti-Industry, or antiprogress, but rather a way to promote human flourishing and the human good."--Jacket.