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Genetic Engineering and what is Natural

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2009

Mary Warnock

Abstract

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Some argue that genetic engineering and other scientific practices are morally wrong because they are ‘unnatural’. Prince Charles took this line in his 2000 Reith Lecture. But as Mary Warnock here points out, attempts to justify the moral condemnation of a practice on the grounds that it is ‘contrary to nature’ are notoriously difficult to sustain.

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Research Article
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Think , Volume 1 , Issue 1 , Spring 2002 , pp. 21 - 27
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Copyright © The Royal Institute of Philosophy 2002