The biological foundations of bioethics / Tim Lewens.

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2015.

222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

First edition.

Essays collected in this volume were written between 2001 and 2014 and all but two were previously published as journal articles.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [206]-216) and index.

Introduction: The biological foundations of bioethics -- Enhancement and human nature: the case of Sandel -- The risks of progress: precaution and the case of human enhancement -- Human nature: the very idea -- From Bricolage to BioBricks[TM]: synthetic biology and rational design -- Origins, parents, and non-identity -- Development aid: on ontogeny and ethics -- Prospects for evolutionary policy -- What are 'natural inequalities'? -- Foot note -- Health, naturalism, and policy.