Liberal Eugenics

In this provocative book, philosopher Nicholas Agar defends the idea that parents should be allowed to enhance their children’s characteristics.<br /> <ul> <li>Gets away from fears of a Huxleyan ‘Brave New World’ or a return to the fascist eugenics of the past</li> <li>Written from a philosophically and scientifically informed point of view</li> <li>Considers real contemporary cases of parents choosing what kind of child to have</li> <li>Uses ‘moral images’ as a way to get readers with no background in philosophy to think about moral dilemmas</li> <li>Provides an authoritative account of the science involved, making the book suitable for readers with no knowledge of genetics</li> <li>Creates a moral framework for assessing all new technologies</li> </ul>