Life, Liberty and the Defense of Dignity
| Author | : Leon Kass |
| Publisher | : Encounter Books |
| Total Pages | : 323 |
| Release | : 2002 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781594030475 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1594030472 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (472 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Life, Liberty and the Defense of Dignity by : Leon Kass
Download or read book Life, Liberty and the Defense of Dignity written by Leon Kass and published by Encounter Books. This book was released on 2002 with total page 323 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book grapples with the moral meaning of the new biomedical technologies now threatening to take us back to the future envisioned by Aldous Huxley in "Brave New World". In a series of meditations on cloning, embryo research, the sale of organs, and the assault on mortality itself, Kass questions the wisdom of trying to break down the natural boundaries given us and to remake the human body into an instrument of our will.
