Enhancing Evolution: The Ethical Case for Making Better People

by John Harris

Book Overview

In Enhancing Evolution, leading bioethicist John Harris dismantles objections to genetic engineering, stem-cell research, designer babies, and cloning and makes an ethical case for biotechnology that is both forthright and rigorous. Human enhancement, Harris argues, is a good thing--good morally, good for individuals, good as social policy, and good for a genetic heritage that needs serious improvement. Enhancing Evolution defends...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691148163
• ISBN13: 9780691148168
• Release Date: October 2010
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"