The influence of genetics on contemporary thinking

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Author(s): Fagot-Largeault, Anne; Rahman, Shahid; Torres, Juan Manuel (eds.)
Series: Logic, Epistemology, and the Unity of Science 6
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2007

Language: English
Pages: 214
City: Dordrecht
Tags: Bioética.;Ciencia -- Filosofía.;Genética humana -- Aspectos éticos.

Content: Genetics And The Life Sciences.- Genetics and the human lineage.- Genetics and Neuroscience.- Who made the Genetic Codes, How and by What?.- Genetics, Life and Death.- Genetics and Philosophy of Science: The Reductionism Debate and Beyond.- Moving beyond the influence of molecular genetics on the debate about reductionism in philosophy of biology.- The Concept of the Gene in Contemporary Biology: Continuity or Dissolution?.- The Influence of Genetics on Philosophy of Science.- Epi-Geneticization.- Genetics and the Ethical, Legal and Sociological Debate.- Is DNA Revolutionizing Medicine?.- The Harm of Being a Clone.- Children of One's Own.- Is a Transcultural Law for Human Genetics and Biotechnology Possible?.- Genetics and Society: a Different View.