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Nature and mortality : recollections of a philosopher in public life / Mary Warnock.
Van Pelt Library B1674.W3354 A3 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Warnock, Mary.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Warnock, Mary.
- Philosophers--Great Britain--Biography.
- Philosophers.
- Arts--Management.
- Government policy.
- Human reproductive technology--Moral and ethical aspects.
- Children with disabilities--Education--Government policy.
- Children with disabilities--Education.
- Great Britain.
- Children with disabilities--Education--Government policy--Great Britain.
- Children with disabilities.
- Human reproductive technology--Moral and ethical aspects--Government policy--Great Britain.
- Human reproductive technology.
- Arts--Management--Government policy--Great Britain.
- Arts.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Autobiographies.
- Physical Description:
- 225 pages ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- London ; New York : Continuum, 2003.
- Summary:
- Nature and Mortality is a challenging look at some of the major public issues of our time through the eyes of one of our most influential and probing writers. Mary Warnock, a professional philosopher, gives a frank account on where we stand today on such disturbing matters as human embryology, genetic engineering, euthanasia and abortion. Governments of both parties have long regarded Warnock as an expert on a wide range of issues on the border between ethics and law and she is considered an ideal person to guide and assist other experts. Although Warnock's views may be shocking to some, her contribution to the debate is always stimulating. Here, her views on weighty ethical issues are set in the context of her own experience of writing reports on them. The framework of her book is autobiographical and therefore highly personal. Nature and Mortality is Warnock at her most perceptive, wise and entertaining.
- Contents:
- 1 The Education of Handicapped Children and Young People 29
- 2 Human Fertilization and Embryology 69
- 3 Genetics 111
- 4 Man and Other Animals 149
- 5 Administration of the Arts 178.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0826459404
- OCLC:
- 51482493
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