Keekok Lee 
Philosophy and Revolutions in Genetics [PDF ebook] 
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The last century saw two great revolutions in genetics; the development of classic Mendelian theory and the discovery and investigation of DNA. Each fundamental scientific discovery in turn generated its own distinctive technology. Biotechnology is the offspring of the latter and is expected to be the driving force behind economic growth in the twenty-first century. These two case studies enable the author to conduct a philosophical exploration of the relationship between fundamental scientific discoveries on the one hand, and the technologies that spring from them on the other. As such it is also an exercise in the philosophy of technology.

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Introduction Living Organisms: Their Philosophical Transformation from Natural to Become Artefactual Beings Philosophy, Modern Science and Modern Technology Biotic Artefacts: Mendelian Genetics and Hybridization Biotic Artefacts: Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology Biotechnology and Patentability Homo Faber : The Humanisation of Biotic Nature and the Naturalisation of Humans Conclusion Notes References and Select Bibliography Index

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KEEKOK LEE is currently Visiting Chair in Philosophy at the Institute for Environment, Philosophy and Public Policy, Lancaster University. Her research interests include environmental philosophy, philosophy of technology, and the relationship between the environment and technology from the ontological perspective. Published works include
The Natural and the Artefactual (1999) and
Social Philosophy and Ecological Scarcity (1989).

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Language English ● Format PDF ● Pages 236 ● ISBN 9780230599024 ● File size 2.3 MB ● Publisher Palgrave Macmillan UK ● City London ● Country GB ● Published 2016 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 4885426 ● Copy protection Social DRM

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