This book explores the issues raised in the modern fields of genetic research and biotechnology. As philosophers try to make sense of the issues, the author pri... » 

This book explores the issues raised in the modern fields of genetic research and biotechnology. As philosophers try to make sense of the issues, the author primarily examines these from an ontological rather than an ethical/political standpoint. The book will prove fascinating for any reader with an interest in the exciting philosophical problems raised by science and technology. «