“Do we have the ethical resources to use our genetic powers wisely and humanely? … Do existing ethical theories, concepts, and principles provide the materials for constructing more adequate instruments for moral navigation?” These questions posed at the outset of From Chance to Choice go to the heart of the whole project upon which we are embarked. Its authors observe that “even if we were more assured than we should be that our technical control will be complete, we would continue to wonder whether we will be able to distinguish between what we can do and what we ought to do.” They resolve that “something more is needed. A systematic vision of the moral character of the world we hope to be moving toward is required” (Buchanan et al., 2000, 4).
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Zammito, J.H., Ivanhoe, P.J., Longino, H., Sloan, P.R. (2008). Philosophical Approaches to Nature. In: Lustig, B.A., Brody, B.A., McKenny, G.P. (eds) Altering Nature. Philosophy and Medicine, vol 97. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6921-5_3
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