Genetic engineering and the non-identity problem

Bibliographic description

title:	Genetic engineering and the non-identity problem
author:	Żuradzki Tomasz
journal title:	Diametros
issue:	16
date of publication :	2008
pages:	63-79
eISSN:	1733-5566
DOI:	10.13153/diam.16.2008.301
URL:	http://www.diametros.iphils.uj.edu.pl/index.php/diametros/article/view/301
date accessed:	2016-10-20
language:	English
journal language:	Polish
abstract in English:	In my essay I consider the imaginary case of a future mother who refuses to undergo genetic alteration on her germline although she knows that her, as yet unconceived, child will have a serious genetic disorder. I analyze the good and bad points of two branches of arguments directed against her decision, consequentialist and rights-based. Then I discuss whether accepting one line of these arguments or the other makes a difference in moral assessment. I conclude that, although from the preanalytical perspective we strongly oppose the refusal of genetic treatment in my imaginary case, it is probably impossible to construct one coherent theory which embraces all possible moral dilemmas triggered by our actions which affect the number and the identity of future people.
keywords in English:	the non-identity problem, genetic engineering, future people, parfit
number of pulisher's sheets:	1
affiliation:	Wydział Filozoficzny : Instytut Filozofii
type:	journal article
subtype:	academic paper