Germ-Line Genetic Enhancement and Rawlsian Primary Goods Export

@article{citeulike:3576332, abstract = {Genetic interventions raise a host of moral issues and, of its various species, germ-line genetic enhancement is the most morally contentious. This paper surveys various arguments against germ-line enhancement and attempts to demonstrate their inadequacies. A positive argument is advanced in favor of certain forms of germ-line enhancements, which holds that they are morally permissible if and only if they augment Rawlsian primary goods, either directly or by facilitating their acquisition.}, author = {Allhoff, Fritz}, citeulike-article-id = {3576332}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/kennedy_institute_of_ethics_journal/v015/15.1allhoff.html}, journal = {Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal}, keywords = {ethics, philosophy-science}, number = {1}, pages = {39--56}, posted-at = {2008-11-19 05:13:19}, priority = {2}, publisher = {The Johns Hopkins University Press}, title = {Germ-Line Genetic Enhancement and Rawlsian Primary Goods}, url = {http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/kennedy_institute_of_ethics_journal/v015/15.1allhoff.html}, volume = {15}, year = {2005} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3576332 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3576332 N2 - Genetic interventions raise a host of moral issues and, of its various species, germ-line genetic enhancement is the most morally contentious. This paper surveys various arguments against germ-line enhancement and attempts to demonstrate their inadequacies. A positive argument is advanced in favor of certain forms of germ-line enhancements, which holds that they are morally permissible if and only if they augment Rawlsian primary goods, either directly or by facilitating their acquisition. IS - 1 JF - Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal EP - 56 TI - Germ-Line Genetic Enhancement and Rawlsian Primary Goods PB - The Johns Hopkins University Press VL - 15 SP - 39 KW - ethics KW - philosophy-science AU - Allhoff, Fritz PY - 2005/// UR - http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/kennedy_institute_of_ethics_journal/v015/15.1allhoff.html ER -