The Slippery Slope Argument in the Ethical Debate on Genetic Engineering of Humans

Science and Engineering Ethics

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 1507-1528

  Walton, Douglas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

Argumentation schemes; Gene editing; Genetic enhancement; Germline therapy

Indexed keywords

CONFLICT; ETHICS; EUGENICS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMAN; INVENTION; MORALITY; PROCEDURES; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

DISSENT AND DISPUTES; EUGENICS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INVENTIONS; MORALS; SOCIAL JUSTICE; SOCIAL VALUES; WEDGE ARGUMENT;

EID: 85006760653     PISSN: 13533452     EISSN: 14715546     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11948-016-9861-3     Document Type: Article

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