The Bioethics of Regenerative Medicine
Regenerative medicine is rich with promethean promises. The use of human embryonic stem cells in research is justified by its advocates in terms of promises to cure a wide range of diseases and disabilities, from Alzheimer’s and Parkinsonism to the results of heart attacks and spinal cord injuries....
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
2009, 2009
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2009 |
| Series: | Philosophy and Medicine
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| Collection: | Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: Regenerative Medicine at the Heart of the Culture Wars
- Prospect of Being Posthuman: The Metaphysical Roots of the Moral Controversies
- Regenerative Medicine after Humanism: Puzzles Regarding the use of Embryonic Stem Cells, Germ-Line Genetic Engineering, and the Immanent Pursuit of Human Flourishing
- Genetic Manipulation and the Resurrection Body
- Secular Humanist Bioethics and Regenerative Medicine
- Radical Disagreements of Chinese Views on Fetal Life and Implications for Bioethics1
- A Human Embryonic Stem-Cell Research: The Geography of Persistent Disagreement
- Using and Misusing Embryos: The Ethical Debates
- Trading Lives or Changing Human Nature: The Strange Dilemma of Embryo-Based Regenerative Medicine
- Therapeutic Cloning, Respect for Human Embryo, and Symbolic Value
- A Search for a Larger Picture: Regenerative Medicine and the Moral Enterprise
- Medical Biotechnologies: Are There Effective Ethical Arguments for Policy Making?
- Extending Human Life: To What End?
- The Ethics of Regenerative Medicine: Beyond Humanism and Posthumanism
- Virtue In Vitro: Virtue Ethics as an Alternative to Questions of Moral Status