Creating Human Nature: The Political Challenges of Genetic Engineering

Human genetic enhancement is a topic of political bioethics that asks what kind of human nature should humans want to create for themselves and what constraints should limit the applications of biotechnologies. Benjamin Gregg's book offers citizens of democratic communities a broad perspective on how to approach urgent questions of how to deal with the potential for human genetic engineering.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 250 pages
Publication date: 20 October 2022
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Human genetic enhancement, viewed through the lens of the emerging field of political bioethics, challenges the age-old question of truth: What is human nature? This book replaces that query with another: What kind of human nature should humans aspire to create for themselves? To address this question, this book answers two related inquiries: What constraints should govern the applications of rapidly advancing biotechnologies? What could potentially serve as the foundation for corresponding public policies in a democratic society? Benjamin Gregg delves into the distinctly political dimensions of human nature, where politics encompasses the competition among competing values that shape public policy, legislation, and political culture. This book provides citizens of democratic communities with a comprehensive outlook on how they can collectively navigate urgent questions regarding the socially and morally complex potential of human genetic engineering.

Weight: 1860g
ISBN-13: 9781108789714