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KMID : 1172020020030020137
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Journal of Korean Bioethics Association
2002 Volume.3 No. 2 p.137 ~ p.154
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A Critique on the causes of the development of Genetic Engineering -Focusing on the modern world view and value system.
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Kang Mi-Jung
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Abstract
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Genethics explores the ethical guidelines for genetic research and genetic engineering. This paper examines the morality regarding causes that encouraged the development of genetic engineering. In order to answer this , I analyze and criticize the world views and value systems of the modern society. The review of the literature reveals the following: First, the modern world view went through transformation from the traditional God-centeredness to human self-determinism. Futhermore, human beings aim at the enhancement of human species by eugenics, causing a serious modification in the concept of the morality. Secondly, the analysis of the modern value systems(instrumentalism) further shows that genetic engineering attempts to relate science to market in the name of human well-being and its maximization under the capitalism.
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KEYWORD
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genethics, genetic engineering, self-determinism, instrumentalism, eugenics, human well-being
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