Synthetic Biology and Morality

Artificial Life and the Bounds of Nature

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Public Policy, Religion & Spirituality, Philosophy, Ethics & Moral Philosophy
Cover of the book Synthetic Biology and Morality by Andrew Lustig, Joachim Boldt, Mark A. Bedau, Ben Larson, Ronald Sandler, John Basl, Christopher J. Preston, Jon Mandle, Bruce Jennings, John H. Evans, Gregory E. Kaebnick, Thomas H. Murray, The MIT Press
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Author: Andrew Lustig, Joachim Boldt, Mark A. Bedau, Ben Larson, Ronald Sandler, John Basl, Christopher J. Preston, Jon Mandle, Bruce Jennings, John H. Evans, Gregory E. Kaebnick, Thomas H. Murray ISBN: 9780262314978
Publisher: The MIT Press Publication: July 26, 2013
Imprint: The MIT Press Language: English
Author: Andrew Lustig, Joachim Boldt, Mark A. Bedau, Ben Larson, Ronald Sandler, John Basl, Christopher J. Preston, Jon Mandle, Bruce Jennings, John H. Evans, Gregory E. Kaebnick, Thomas H. Murray
ISBN: 9780262314978
Publisher: The MIT Press
Publication: July 26, 2013
Imprint: The MIT Press
Language: English

A range of views on the morality of synthetic biology and its place in public policy and political discourse.

Synthetic biology, which aims to design and build organisms that serve human needs, has potential applications that range from producing biofuels to programming human behavior. The emergence of this new form of biotechnology, however, raises a variety of ethical questions—first and foremost, whether synthetic biology is intrinsically troubling in moral terms. Is it an egregious example of scientists “playing God”? Synthetic Biology and Morality takes on this threshold ethical question, as well as others that follow, offering a range of philosophical and political perspectives on the power of synthetic biology.

The contributors consider the basic question of the ethics of making new organisms, with essays that lay out the conceptual terrain and offer opposing views of the intrinsic moral concerns; discuss the possibility that synthetic organisms are inherently valuable; and address whether, and how, moral objections to synthetic biology could be relevant to policy making and political discourse. Variations of these questions have been raised before, in debates over other biotechnologies, but, as this book shows, they take on novel and illuminating form when considered in the context of synthetic biology.

Contributors
John Basl, Mark A. Bedau, Joachim Boldt, John H. Evans, Bruce Jennings, Gregory E. Kaebnick, Ben Larson, Andrew Lustig, Jon Mandle, Thomas H. Murray, Christopher J. Preston, Ronald Sandler

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A range of views on the morality of synthetic biology and its place in public policy and political discourse.

Synthetic biology, which aims to design and build organisms that serve human needs, has potential applications that range from producing biofuels to programming human behavior. The emergence of this new form of biotechnology, however, raises a variety of ethical questions—first and foremost, whether synthetic biology is intrinsically troubling in moral terms. Is it an egregious example of scientists “playing God”? Synthetic Biology and Morality takes on this threshold ethical question, as well as others that follow, offering a range of philosophical and political perspectives on the power of synthetic biology.

The contributors consider the basic question of the ethics of making new organisms, with essays that lay out the conceptual terrain and offer opposing views of the intrinsic moral concerns; discuss the possibility that synthetic organisms are inherently valuable; and address whether, and how, moral objections to synthetic biology could be relevant to policy making and political discourse. Variations of these questions have been raised before, in debates over other biotechnologies, but, as this book shows, they take on novel and illuminating form when considered in the context of synthetic biology.

Contributors
John Basl, Mark A. Bedau, Joachim Boldt, John H. Evans, Bruce Jennings, Gregory E. Kaebnick, Ben Larson, Andrew Lustig, Jon Mandle, Thomas H. Murray, Christopher J. Preston, Ronald Sandler

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