Ethics Of Genetic Engineering

Ethics Of Genetic Engineering Ethics of Genetic Engineering Richard Williams proposed that the issue of human freedom be re-conceptualized. Rejecting the traditional view of self-direction as the possibility of choosing among alternatives, Williams suggested that we ground our understanding of individual freedom in morality. In this view, human freedom is enhanced as one "lives truthfully." Truthful living runs counter to self-deception and thereby opens the way for greater freedom, which is fundamentally concerned with being, …

…to be considered 'sane'. If these elements are not in accordance with personal definitions of 'good' it would fall outside the confines of the individual's character and would not be defined as 'sane'. Bibliography Works Cited Aristotle. "Nicomachean Ethics." (J. E. C. Welldon, Trans.). In Loomis, L. R. (Ed.), Aristotle: On Than In The Universe. (New York, NY: Walter J. Black, 1943). Williams, R. N. "The Human Context Of Agency." American Psychologist, (1992): pp. 709- 720. Word Count: 1224