Advances in genetic manipulation are making it possible to design children. Is this ethical? In this blog post, Michael Sandel explores the question. In his book The Case against Perfection, Professor Michael Sandel discusses the idea of designing children. Unlike choosing a friend or a spouse, where you can take into account the personality and qualities of the other person, you...
Michael Sandel’s ‘The Ethics of Life’: Reflections on Genetic Engineering and Human Dignity
Michael Sandel’s The Ethics of Life explores the ethical issues of genetic engineering and human enhancement, examining the values of fairness and dignity. Renowned scholar Charles Wells’s Antarctic expedition discovers traces of a 17-meter giant and discovers a civilization more advanced than our own. Meanwhile, researchers including his son David Wells and Auror Cameron feel...
Book Review – Sapiens: The Birth of a New Species, the End of the Human Race?
With advances in genetic manipulation and biotechnology, will humanity evolve or go extinct? A fascinating book review of Sapiens that explores the future of humans as technology changes it! “Seventy thousand years ago, Homo sapiens was an unimportant animal, minding its own business in a corner of Africa. Over the next few tens of thousands of years, the species became the master of the...
Book Review – Sapiens (Is Animal Testing Really Necessary?)
After reading Sapiens, I thought about the ethics and necessity of animal testing. What choices do we have to make between scientific advancement and respect for life? Animal testing is any experiment or scientific procedure performed on animals for scientific purposes, such as education, testing, research, and the production of biological products. During this process, animals are...
Book Review – HOT, FLAT, AND CROWDED (Global Warming, Can We Solve It Without Revolution?)
While we recognize the seriousness of environmental issues such as global warming, we fail to realize the urgency of the situation. What is needed now is not just awareness, but fundamental measures and the development and implementation of innovative green energy technologies with strong policy support from the government. We have recently come across issues such as the greenhouse effect...
Book Review – The Case Against Perfection (Child Design: Is It Morally Justified?)
If genetic manipulation makes it possible to “design children,” is it justified? Michael Sendel’s book “The Case Against Perfection” explores human dignity and ethical limits. In recent years, science and technology have been advancing at an incredible rate. In order for these advances to be widely commercialized in society, ethical and social consensus is needed. Biotechnology is...
Book Review – Brave New World (What is the Price of Happiness?)
This essay compares the civilized and savage societies depicted in Brave New World and criticizes the problems with civilized societies that sacrifice important values such as science, literature, family, death, inequality, and love for the sake of happiness. It concludes that a life that emphasizes family and love, with the pursuit of humanity and truth, is preferable. Recently, when I...
Book Review – The Geography of Thought (Why Are Eastern and Western Ways of Thinking Different?)
This book analyzes the differences between Eastern and Western ways of thinking, explaining their origins in the historical and social background of each culture. It explores how these differences affect behavior and thinking in modern society. I first tried to infer the meaning of the title The Geography of Thought. Before reading the book, the word “map” in the title made me think of a...
Reading Reflection – Sacred Cows and Golden Geese (Animal Testing: Is It Necessary?)
Animal testing is essential to the advancement of medicine and science, but the unethical and unnecessary nature of animal testing continues to be debated. Proper regulation and alternative methods have led to a reevaluation of the need for animal testing. Animal testing is the use of animals to conduct medical experiments to study biological phenomena and is widely used for research and...
Book Review – Intelligent Design (Evolution vs. Creationism)
I read the book Intelligent Design by William A. Dembski. It explores the complex relationship between science and religion, focusing on the long-standing confrontation between evolution and creationism, and highlights the theory of intelligent design. Religion, like science, has been around since the dawn of mankind, and like science, it has shaped and expanded its power over time...