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 – 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...