Liberal Eugenics : In Defence of Human Enhancement PDF

by Nicholas Agar

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In this provocative book, philosopher Nicholas Agar defends the idea that parents should be allowed to enhance their children s characteristics.

Gets away from fears of a Huxleyan Brave New World or a return to the fascist eugenics of the past
Written from a philosophically and scientifically informed point of view
Considers real contemporary cases of parents choosing what kind of child to have
Uses moral images as a way to get readers with no background in philosophy to think about moral dilemmas
Provides an authoritative account of the science involved, making the book suitable for readers with no knowledge of genetics
Creates a moral framework for assessing all new technologies

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