The Future of Human NatureISBN: 978-0-7456-2987-2
Paperback
136 pages
April 2003, Polity
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Times Literary Supplement
"A rich introduction to current ethical thinking in Europe and
to the relevance of philosophy to society."
Canadian Medical Association Journal
"When a philosopher of the stature of Jurgen Habermas makes an
intervention into contemporary genetics it pays to sit up and
listen. Habermas has produced this short but sharp analysis on the
ethical sides of genetic engineering and technology that never seem
to be discussed at any length by professional philosophers."
Disability and Society
This book is of particular interest for two sorts of reasons.
For those interested in bioethics, it contains a genuinely new set
of arguments for placing serious restrictions on using prenatal
genetic technologies to "enhance" offspring. And for those
interested in Habermas's moral philosophy, it contains a number of
new developments in his "discourse ethics" - not the least of which
is a willingness to engage in applied ethics at all. It is greatly
to Habermas's credit that he has squarely faced this issue, depsite
the fundamental challenge it poses for discourse ethics."
Ethics
Radical Philosophy
"Habermas' thoughtful and self-critical contribution reads like
the start of an important conversation."
Jon Turney, Times Higher Education Supplement
"A very useful source of philosophical understanding of these
issues."
Journal of Health Politics, Policy and Law
"We are fortunate to have Jurgen Habermas writing about
bioethics. His intelligence, moral seriousness and intellectual
sophistication make him an exemplary figure on the Left."
Mark Blitz, Claremont Review of Books