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Stem Cell Research
The Ethical Issues
Taschenbuch von Lori Gruen (u. a.)
Sprache: Englisch

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The social and political climate surrounding human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research is constantly changing, as is the science, with new developments occurring at a regular pace. Rapid changes can exacerbate fears, and fears often contribute to sweeping pronouncements and prohibitions that may not, ultimately, withstand rational scrutiny. This collection of essays represent one of the most philosophically engaged and biologically informed discussions of the central ethical issues raised by stem cell research to date.

* Do blastocysts have moral status?

* Do stem cells themselves have a special status?

* Can "surplus" embryos respectfully be used for research?

* Should human-animal chimeras be created?

* Should women be paid for their eggs?

* What is the best mechanism for dealing with deep disagreements in a democratic society?

The carefully constructed arguments that seek to answer these questions should contribute to and encourage more rigorous public debate about the ethics of stem cell research.
The social and political climate surrounding human embryonic stem cell (hESC) research is constantly changing, as is the science, with new developments occurring at a regular pace. Rapid changes can exacerbate fears, and fears often contribute to sweeping pronouncements and prohibitions that may not, ultimately, withstand rational scrutiny. This collection of essays represent one of the most philosophically engaged and biologically informed discussions of the central ethical issues raised by stem cell research to date.

* Do blastocysts have moral status?

* Do stem cells themselves have a special status?

* Can "surplus" embryos respectfully be used for research?

* Should human-animal chimeras be created?

* Should women be paid for their eggs?

* What is the best mechanism for dealing with deep disagreements in a democratic society?

The carefully constructed arguments that seek to answer these questions should contribute to and encourage more rigorous public debate about the ethics of stem cell research.
Über den Autor
Lori Gruen is associate professor of philosophy at Wesleyan University, where she also chairs the Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program and directs the Ethics in Society Project. She has published widely on topics in practical ethics, including animal ethics and mind, feminist ethics and politics, and philosophy of law. She is currently engaged in ongoing collaborations with Laura Grabel addressing biological ethics.
Laura Grabel is Fisk Professor of Natural Sciences and professor of biology at Wesleyan University. She has worked with embryonic stem cells for more than twenty years, and her current projects include identifying signals that promote the differentiation of embryonic stem cells and examining conditions that support successful transplantation of these cells in mouse models of human disease. She is an advocate for stem cell research and collaborates with Lori Gruen on topics in biological ethics.
Peter Singer is currently the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor in the Centre for Applied Ethics and Public Policy at the University of Melbourne. He has taught at the University of Oxford, New York University, La Trobe University, and Monash University. His books include Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics, The Reproduction Revolution, Rethinking Life and Death, and, most recently, The Way We Eat.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Notes on Contributors.

1. Introduction: Laura Grabel and Lori Gruen.

2. The Ambiguity of the Embryo: Ethical Inconsistency in the Human Embryonic Stem Cell Debate: Katrien Devolder and John Harri.

3. Killing Embryos for Stem Cell Research: Jeff McMahan.

4. The Moral-Principle Objection to Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Don Marquis.

5. How is the Ethics of Stem Cell Research Different from the Ethics of Abortion?: Elizabeth Harman.

6. Respecting Human Embryos within Stem Cell Research: Seeking Harmony: Bertha Alvarez Manninen.

7. Rescuing Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research: The Possibility of Embryo Reconstitution after Stem Cell Derivation: Katrien Devolder and Christopher M. Ward.

8. The Moral Status of Stem Cells: Agata Sagan and Peter Singer.

9. Oocytes for Sale?: Lori Gruen.

10. Human-Animal Chimeras: Human Dignity, Moral Status, and Species Prejudice: David Degrazia.

11. Why No Compromise is Possible: Torbjörn Tännsjö.

Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Antike
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 224 S.
ISBN-13: 9781405160629
ISBN-10: 1405160624
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion: Gruen, Lori
Grabel, Laura
Singer, Peter
Herausgeber: Lori Gruen/Laura Grabel/Peter Singer
Hersteller: Wiley
John Wiley & Sons
Maße: 235 x 154 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Lori Gruen (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.03.2008
Gewicht: 0,33 kg
Artikel-ID: 101997218
Über den Autor
Lori Gruen is associate professor of philosophy at Wesleyan University, where she also chairs the Feminist, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program and directs the Ethics in Society Project. She has published widely on topics in practical ethics, including animal ethics and mind, feminist ethics and politics, and philosophy of law. She is currently engaged in ongoing collaborations with Laura Grabel addressing biological ethics.
Laura Grabel is Fisk Professor of Natural Sciences and professor of biology at Wesleyan University. She has worked with embryonic stem cells for more than twenty years, and her current projects include identifying signals that promote the differentiation of embryonic stem cells and examining conditions that support successful transplantation of these cells in mouse models of human disease. She is an advocate for stem cell research and collaborates with Lori Gruen on topics in biological ethics.
Peter Singer is currently the Ira W. DeCamp Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor in the Centre for Applied Ethics and Public Policy at the University of Melbourne. He has taught at the University of Oxford, New York University, La Trobe University, and Monash University. His books include Animal Liberation, Practical Ethics, The Reproduction Revolution, Rethinking Life and Death, and, most recently, The Way We Eat.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Notes on Contributors.

1. Introduction: Laura Grabel and Lori Gruen.

2. The Ambiguity of the Embryo: Ethical Inconsistency in the Human Embryonic Stem Cell Debate: Katrien Devolder and John Harri.

3. Killing Embryos for Stem Cell Research: Jeff McMahan.

4. The Moral-Principle Objection to Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research: Don Marquis.

5. How is the Ethics of Stem Cell Research Different from the Ethics of Abortion?: Elizabeth Harman.

6. Respecting Human Embryos within Stem Cell Research: Seeking Harmony: Bertha Alvarez Manninen.

7. Rescuing Human Embryonic Stem Cell Research: The Possibility of Embryo Reconstitution after Stem Cell Derivation: Katrien Devolder and Christopher M. Ward.

8. The Moral Status of Stem Cells: Agata Sagan and Peter Singer.

9. Oocytes for Sale?: Lori Gruen.

10. Human-Animal Chimeras: Human Dignity, Moral Status, and Species Prejudice: David Degrazia.

11. Why No Compromise is Possible: Torbjörn Tännsjö.

Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Antike
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: 224 S.
ISBN-13: 9781405160629
ISBN-10: 1405160624
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Redaktion: Gruen, Lori
Grabel, Laura
Singer, Peter
Herausgeber: Lori Gruen/Laura Grabel/Peter Singer
Hersteller: Wiley
John Wiley & Sons
Maße: 235 x 154 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: Lori Gruen (u. a.)
Erscheinungsdatum: 01.03.2008
Gewicht: 0,33 kg
Artikel-ID: 101997218
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