CAT 2 Lecture Notes - Gene Therapy, Biological Determinism, Technological Determinism
17 Mar 2014
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Stock (redesigning humans: our inevitable genetic future) argues for maximum eugenics, and does not agree with the slippery slope concept in that he believes such a phenomena is inevitable. The exploitation of technology is unstoppable, and once it"s in play, it has a life of its own (technological determinism): e. g. As germline technology increases, it will eventually raise a separation between the enhanced and the. Unenhanced. : however, there are many examples of technology that have limited its use, e. g. the atomic bomb. Right after ww2, there became a powerful effort to ban the bomb. This restriction has been built into international relations: e. g. Abortions were an available technology, and was seen as immoral. However, genetic engineering can overcome things like aging, and is both an enhancement and therapeutic. The distinction breaks down at a point as genetic technology advances: e. g.
