Genetically engineered people
Autonomy and moral virtue
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14797446 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Russell Blackford (0000-0002-9814-0970, University of Newcastle Australia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 29 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 82-84 |
| Publication date | 2010-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Politics and the Life Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0730-9384 • E-ISSN: 1471-5457 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2990/29_1_82 |
| PMID | 20812803 |
| OpenAlex | W1895372977 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
I endorse Mark Walker's thesis that there is no moral difference between genetic interventions to make it more likely that children will develop moral virtues, such as truthfulness, caring, and justice—however, exactly, these are understood—and environmental interventions aimed at the same outcome. In this response, I offer some further considerations that tend to support the thesis in the face of “loss of freedom” or “loss of autonomy” arguments
Autonomy · Bioethics · Economic Justice · Environmental ethics · Personal autonomy · Political science · Psychological intervention · Social science · Sociology · Virtue · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Ethics in medical practice · Law · Neuroethics, Human Enhancement, Biomedical Innovations · Philosophy · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |