Harris John (University Of Manchester Uk)
Harris John (University Of Manchester Uk) - On Cloning - Paperback
Harris John (University Of Manchester Uk) - On Cloning - Paperback
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Description: Cloning - few words have as much potential to grip our imagination or grab the headlines. No longer the stuff of science fiction or Star Wars - it is happening now. Yet human cloning is currently banned throughout the world and therapeutic cloning banned in many countries. In this highly controversial book John Harris does a lot more than ask why we are so afraid of cloning. He presents a deft and informed defence of human cloning carefully exposing the rhetorical and highly dubious arguments against it. He begins with an introduction to what a human clone is before tackling some of the most common and frequently bizarre criticisms of cloning: Is it really wicked? Can we regulate it? What about the welfare of cloned children? Does it turn human beings into commodities? Dismissing one by one some of the myths about human cloning in particular that it is degrading and unsafe he astutely argues that some of our most cherished values such as the freedom to start a family and the freedom from state control actually support the case for human cloning. Offering a brave and lucid insight into this ethical minefield John Harris at last shows that far from ending the diversity of human life or creating a race of super - clones cloning has the power to improve and heal human life.
Title: On Cloning
Author(s): Harris John (University Of Manchester Uk)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415317009
Pages: 200 Pages
Publication Date: 6/16/2004
Series: Thinking in Action
Category: Biotechnology
Description: Cloning - few words have as much potential to grip our imagination or grab the headlines. No longer the stuff of science fiction or Star Wars - it is happening now. Yet human cloning is currently banned throughout the world and therapeutic cloning banned in many countries. In this highly controversial book John Harris does a lot more than ask why we are so afraid of cloning. He presents a deft and informed defence of human cloning carefully exposing the rhetorical and highly dubious arguments against it. He begins with an introduction to what a human clone is before tackling some of the most common and frequently bizarre criticisms of cloning: Is it really wicked? Can we regulate it? What about the welfare of cloned children? Does it turn human beings into commodities? Dismissing one by one some of the myths about human cloning in particular that it is degrading and unsafe he astutely argues that some of our most cherished values such as the freedom to start a family and the freedom from state control actually support the case for human cloning. Offering a brave and lucid insight into this ethical minefield John Harris at last shows that far from ending the diversity of human life or creating a race of super - clones cloning has the power to improve and heal human life.
Title: On Cloning
Author(s): Harris John (University Of Manchester Uk)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780415317009
Pages: 200 Pages
Publication Date: 6/16/2004
Series: Thinking in Action
Category: Biotechnology
