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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| Формат: | Electronic/Print Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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University of Toronto Press
2015
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Toronto journal of theology
Год: 2015, Том: 31, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 15-25 |
| Индексация IxTheo: | NBE Антропология NCG Экологическая этика; этика мироздания |
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| Итог: | 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. |
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| ISSN: | 0826-9831 |
| Второстепенные работы: | In: Toronto journal of theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.3138/tjt.3151 |