The ethical issues of biotechnology
Religious culture and the value of life
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2305568 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Susumu Shimazono (The University of Tokyo, corresponding author), Shimazono Susumu (University of Tokyo, Japan,) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 160-172 |
| Publication date | 2011-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Current Sociology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-3921 • E-ISSN: 1461-7064 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications Inc (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0011392110391147 |
| OpenAlex | W2005111898 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
Advances in biotechnology and medical science, especially breakthroughs in cloning and stem cell research, have raised great expectations for curing diseases, repairing damaged body tissue and organs, enabling conception at advanced age and selecting embryos based on genetic diagnosis. However, the question arises whether these advances will improve the happiness of humankind or whether human bodies are being assaulted as development resources in order to procure greater profits. This article investigates how the value of life is conceptualized by religious cultures vis-a-vis the emerging threats. With regard to the early embryonic stage of human life, the Catholic Church, for example, has raised a loud voice against the artificial termination of pregnancy. As a matter of fact, various religious cultures have showed and underpinned to a considerable extent the value of life and the direction that science and technology should take in this respect. It is argued that the globalized competition in science and technology makes it necessary to transcend the views concerning the value of life propagated by particular religious cultures
Bioethics · Biology · Engineering ethics · Environmental ethics · Epistemology · Happiness · Human cloning · Human life · Medical science · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Value (mathematics) · Biotechnology · Law · Medicine · Philosophy · Religion, Ecology, and Ethics · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Theology and Philosophy of Evil
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |