PHIL 1550 Study Guide - Patent Office, Human Cloning, Fetus
Document Summary
Cloning is a highly controversial idea as it is incredibly future based and therefore frightening. The unknowns are still a haunting reality which makes it difficult for educated opinion on the subject. Cloning could have several uses; some examples would be for food production, or for the purpose of assisting infertile couples. However, questions arise when considering the other possible uses for the cloning technology. eugenics are one frightening usage for the technology used for cloning. Simply, it means to use breeding both to eliminate undesirable genetic traits and to add desirable traits to improve the characteristics of an organism or species. This raises issues of discrimination and racism, it holds remnants of fear from the days of the holocaust where hitler had wishes for an ideal race. Blonde hair and blue eyes were the only traits that hitler wished for society to continue with.
