CRISPR AND THETREATMENT/EN DISTINCTION : On Vagueness, Borderline Cases and Germline Genome Editing

CRISPR AND THETREATMENT/EN DISTINCTION : On Vagueness, Borderline Cases and Germline Genome Editing

In this thesis, I argue that the treatment/enhancement distinction that is central to the ethical debate concerning germline genome editing and CRISPR is too vague to be ethically and normatively guiding. The problem of vagueness is twofold, being both a semantic and epistemic issue. This vagueness...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Svensson, Ellen
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för idé- och samhällsstudier 2021
Subjects:
CRISPR
Treatment
Enhancement
Vagueness
Borderline cases
Slippery slope
Germline genome editing
GGE
Gene editing
Distinction
Ethics
Radical Enhancement
Human Nature
Eugenics
Philosophy
Filosofi
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