TY - BOOK ID - 213905 TI - The Influence of Genetics on Contemporary Thinking AU - Fagot-Largeault, Anne. AU - Rahman, Shahid. AU - Torres, Juan Manuel. PY - 2007 VL - v. 6 SN - 1281138630 9786611138639 1402056648 140205663X 9048174198 PB - Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Genetics KW - Life sciences. KW - Social aspects. KW - Philosophy. KW - Medicine. KW - Philosophy and science. KW - Anthropology. KW - Biomedicine. KW - Biomedicine general. KW - Philosophy, general. KW - Medicine/Public Health, general. KW - Philosophy of Science. KW - Human beings KW - Science and philosophy KW - Science KW - Mental philosophy KW - Humanities KW - Clinical sciences KW - Medical profession KW - Human biology KW - Life sciences KW - Medical sciences KW - Pathology KW - Physicians KW - Biosciences KW - Sciences, Life KW - Philosophy (General). KW - Normal science KW - Philosophy of science KW - Health Workforce KW - Biomedicine, general. KW - Primitive societies KW - Social sciences KW - Medicine KW - Biology KW - Medical sciences. KW - Biomedical Research. KW - Health Sciences. KW - Research. KW - Basic medical sciences KW - Basic sciences, Medical KW - Biomedical sciences KW - Health sciences KW - Preclinical sciences KW - Sciences, Medical KW - Biological research KW - Biomedical research UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:213905 AB - This volume reflects on the effects of recent discoveries in genetics on a broad range of scientific fields. In addition to neuroscience, evolutionary biology, anthropology and medicine, contributors analyze the effects of genetics on theories of health, law, epistemology and philosophy of biology. Social and moral concerns about the relationship between genetics, society and the individual also figure prominently. Genetic discoveries fuel central contemporary public policy debates concerning, for example, human cloning, equitable access to healthcare or the role of genetics in medicine. Perhaps more fundamentally, advances in genetics are altering our perception of human life and death. An interview with François Jacob by Anne Fagot-Largeault opens the volume. In this interview, Jacob, who shared a Nobel Prize with André Lwoff and Jacques Monod for their discoveries concerning genetic control of enzyme and virus synthesis, addresses many of the central methodological epistemological and ethical questions covered in the volume. The dynamic interdisciplinary character of this volume makes it relevant to scholars from many disciplines, from biology, philosophy and the social sciences. ER -