SANDEL, Michael (2007): The Case Against Perfection
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The Case Against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering (2007), by Michael J. Sandel
The Case against Perfection: Ethics in the Age of Genetic Engineering [4], hereafter referred to as The Case against Perfection, written by Michael J. Sandel, builds on a short essay featured in The Atlantic Monthly magazine in 2004. Three years later, Sandel transformed his article into a book, keeping the same title but expanding upon his personal critique of genetic engineering. The purpose ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Revista chilena de derecho
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0718-3437
DOI: 10.4067/s0718-34372007000200009