ECOLOGY REDESIGNING GENES: ETHICAL AND SIKH PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

Preface -- Ch. 1. Introduction -- Religion and environmental ethics -- Consumerism -- Ch. 2. Ecology: fact and value -- Introduction -- Should we follow nature? -- Fact and value -- Conclusion -- Ch. 3. Moral concerns about genetic engineering -- Introduction -- Eugenics -- Genetic engineering -- a. How genes are isolated -- b. Uses of genetic engineering in medicine -- Human Genome Project -- Genetic screening -- Therapy -- Cloning -- c. Uses in industry and agriculture -- d. Patents -- e. Ethical considerations -- f. Risks of genetic engineering -- Ch. 4. Sikhism and genetic engineering -- Introduction -- Genetic engineering is intrinsically wrong -- The argument from natural law -- Medicine and playing God -- The superiority of humans -- Man as a co-creator with God -- Acceptance of genetic engineering -- Conclusion -- Ch. 5. Conclusion -- The problem of violence -- Environmental restoration -- Bibliography -- Index