Ethics, Genetics and the Nonidentity Problem Examines what we owe future persons from both moral and legal perspectives Deeply probes particular concerns in areas ranging from the new reproductive technologies to the structure of morality Ranges from the practical (is it wrong to bring an impaired child into existence?) to the theoretical (can ‘bad’ acts be ‘bad for’ no one?) INDICE: Introduction.- 1.The Intractability of the Nonidentity Problem.- 2. Rights and the Asymmetry Between Creating Good and Bad Lives.- 3. Asymmetries in the Morality of Causing People to Exist.- 4. Who Cares About Identity?- 5. Do Future Persons Presently Have Alternative Possible Identities?- 6. Rule Consequentialism and Non-Identity.- 7. Harming As Causing Harm.- 8. Wrongful Life and Procreative Decisions.- 9. Harming and Procreating.- 10. The Nonidentity Problem and the Two Envelope Problem: When Is One Act Better for a Person Than Another?- 11. Reproduction, Partiality, and the Non-Identity Problem.- 12. Two Varieties of ‘Better-For’ Judgements.- 13. Harms to Future People and Procreative Intentions.- 14. Can the Person-Affecting Restriction Solve the Problems in Population Ethics?- 15. Implications of the Nonidentity Problem for State Regulation of Reproductive Liberty.- 16. Reparations for U.S. Slavery and Justice Over Time.
- ISBN: 978-1-4020-5696-3
- Editorial: Springer
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 340
- Fecha Publicación: 01/08/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés