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"Playing God" and invoking a perspective
Journal of Medicine and Philosophy 20 (4):347-364 (1995)
Abstract
The article sorts through some uses of the phrase "playing God," finding that the phrase does not so much state a principle as invoke a perspective, a perspective from which scientific and technological innovations are assessed. It suggests the relevance of a perspective in which "God" is taken seriously and "play" playfully. Keywords: genetic engineering, playing God CiteULike Connotea Del.icio.us What's this?My notes
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