Evolution, biotechnology, and the normative significance of created order

It is widely assumed by proponents and opponents of biotechnology alike that the permissibility of biotechnological alteration of human nature and respect for human nature as constituent of a divinely created order are incompatible. I argue, however, that concepts of created order that accommodate t...

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Published in:Toronto journal of theology
Main Author: McKenny, Gerald P. 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: University of Toronto Press 2015
In: Toronto journal of theology
IxTheo Classification:NBE Anthropology
NCG Environmental ethics; Creation ethics
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Summary:It is widely assumed by proponents and opponents of biotechnology alike that the permissibility of biotechnological alteration of human nature and respect for human nature as constituent of a divinely created order are incompatible. I argue, however, that concepts of created order that accommodate the change and variation of human nature that is due to evolutionary processes also permit in principle the alteration of human nature by biotechnology. It follows that opponents of biotechnological alteration of human nature cannot legitimately appeal to these concepts.
ISSN:0826-9831
Contains:In: Toronto journal of theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3138/tjt.3151