Humanism and human malleability. From: Free Inquiry | Date: March 22, 1996| Author: Madigan, Timothy J. | COPYRIGHT 1996 Council for Democratic and Secular Humanism, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

The true nature of humanism is given a different perspective when considered in terms of genetic engineering. Moralists have argued against the use of genetic engineering to improve human beings, following the philosophy behind natural law and teleological thinking. On the other hand, humanist writer Joseph Fletcher cited survival of the human race, balancing total effect on human well-being and the inescapability of error as important reasons for considering the use of genetic engineering to...

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