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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Publicado en:Toronto journal of theology
Autor principal: McKenny, Gerald P. 1957- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Electronic/Print Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
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Publicado: University of Toronto Press 2015
En: Toronto journal of theology
Clasificaciones IxTheo:NBE Antropología
NCG Ética ecológica ; ética de la creación
Acceso en línea: Volltext (doi)
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Sumario: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
Obras secundarias:In: Toronto journal of theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3138/tjt.3151