Title: Biological Ethics and Morality in Great Literature
Subtitle: Perspective of a Scientist
Subject Classification:  Bioethics, Literature and Literary Criticism, Morals  
BIC Classification: HPQ, PSAD, DS
BISAC Classification: SCI101000, LIT000000, LIT000000
Binding: Hardback, eBook
Planned publication date: Sep 2025
ISBN (Hardback): 978-1-80441-956-4
ISBN (eBook): 978-1-80441-957-1

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Description

Biological themes with ethical and moral considerations underlie some of the greatest literature of our times. These underlying themes may seem to play a secondary role to the central story of the book, but in fact they should provoke profound thinking about many contemporary ethical issues that have not been adequately addressed in biology. Principal among these are the real and potential consequences of the ability to do modern, powerful forms of synthetic biology and genetic modification, along with the failure to recognize the limits that should be imposed on certain aspects of this type of biological experimentation. All of society, but in particular scientists and fans of literature, can benefit from the exploration of these ideas.

Many people have explored the ethical consequences of unrestrained biological experimentation and manipulation, but these writings are almost exclusively directed at academic scientists or philosophers. This innovative new book shows how examples of great literature carrying underlying messages about biological themes, can broaden the scope of people willing to think and discuss the potential consequences of such work. This is more important than ever today because of the advent of new technologies in biology that allow for manipulation of fundamental aspects of our biology, principally through the alteration of our DNA.

Biography

Author(s):  David Haymer is a Professor of Cell and Molecular Biology at the John A Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii, USA.

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