Autonomy, Natality and Freedom: A Liberal Re-examination of Habermas in the Enhancement Debate

Jurgen Habermas has argued that carrying out pre-natal germline enhancements would be inimical to the future child's autonomy. In this article, I suggest that many of the objections that have been made against Habermas' arguments by liberals in the enhancement debate misconstrue his claims...

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Main Author: Pugh, Jonathan 1974- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell [2015]
In: Bioethics
Year: 2015, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 145-152
RelBib Classification:NBE Anthropology
NCH Medical ethics
VA Philosophy
Further subjects:B Habermas
B Autonomy
B Enhancement
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