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The Ideal of Nature Debates about Biotechnology and the Environment 1st Edition by Gregory E Kaebnick ISBN 0801898889 9780801898884

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Author(s): Gregory E. Kaebnick
ISBN(s): 9780801898884, 0801898889
Edition: 1
File Details: PDF, 2.01 MB
Year: 2011
Language: english
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ISBN 10: 0801898889

ISBN 13: 9780801898884 

Author: Gregory E. Kaebnick

In this provocative anthology, scholars consider the meaning and merits of “nature” in debates about biotechnology and the environment.

Drawing on philosophy, religion, and political science, this book asks what the term “nature” means, how it should be considered, and if it is—even in part—a social construct. The contributors question if the quality of being “natural” is intrinsically valuable. They also discuss whether appeals to nature can and should affect public policy and, if so, whether they are moral trump cards or should instead be weighed against other concerns.

Though consensus on these questions remains elusive, this should not be an obstacle to moving the debate forward. By bringing together disparate approaches to addressing these concepts, The Ideal of Nature suggests the possibility of intermediate positions that move beyond the usual full-throated defense and blanket dismissal found in much of the debate. Scholars of bioethics, environmental philosophy, religious studies, sociology, public policy, and political theory will find much merit in this book’s lively discussion.

Table of contents:

  1. Reflections on the Instruction of Nature

  2. Finding Common Ground in a Medieval Tradition

  3. The Logic of Nature and Culture in Social Contract Theory

  4. Human Nature without Theory

  5. Preserving the Distinction between Nature and Artifact

  6. Why Nature Has No Place in Environmental Philosophy

  7. The Appeal to Nature

  8. Nature, Wilderness, and the Virtue of Humility

  9. Natural Excellence in Human Athletic Achievement

  10. Sport, Simulation, and EPO

  11. What We Can Learn from Thinking about Therapy

  12. Rawls, Sports, and Liberal Legitimacy

  13. Index

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