Genethics; Ethical Challenges and Considerations

Document Type : Original Article

Author

Assistant Professor of Ethics, Department of Ethics, Faculty of Humanities, University of Qom, Qom, Iran.

Abstract

In recent decades, the Significant and increasing growth of new technologies, especially in the field of genetic engineering -shone a light of hope on hearts and opened a window to new horizons. But the great, irreplaceable, potential, and unknown capacities of these technologies and the fear of the unknown and unpleasant consequences of their irresponsible use, caused the very anxiety and worry of people And therefore, the need to pay attention to the moral consequences and considerations of the use of these technologies became more apparent than before and led to the establishment of a new scientific branch in the “applied ethics” that called “Genethics”. “Genethics /Genetic ethics” as a new and emerging branch of “bioethics” - includes a set of complex and critical ethical issues and problems and discusses the ethical considerations and the scope and limits of application or restraint of genetic engineering and Gene-focused studies. In this article, from an exploratory and analytical point of view, after pointing out the structure, scope, and most important issues of “Genethics”, and listing the most important issues in this field, in addition to paying attention to the dimensions and capacities of this important and emerging branch, the most challenging The issues and issues in this field have been briefly analyzed, highlighted and explained.

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Article Title [Persian]

اخلاق ژنتیک؛ چالش‌ها و ملاحظات اخلاقی

Author [Persian]

  • سید محمد حسینی سورکی
استادیار گروه فلسفه اخلاق، دانشکده علوم انسانی، دانشگاه قم، قم، ایران.
Abstract [Persian]

توسعه چشمگیر  و رشد فزاینده فناوری‌های نو پدید - در دهه‌های اخیر و  به‌ویژه در زمینه ژنتیک - بارقه های امیدی بر دلها تاباند و افقهایی کران ناپیدا پیش چشم بشر گشود- اما  ظرفیتهای بی بدیل و بالقوه این فناوریها  و  ترس از  تبعات ناشناخته و ناخوشایند بکارگیری غیر مسولانه آنها بر دلنگرانی‌ها  و دهشت بشر افزود  و ضرورت  توجه به ملاحظات اخلاقی این حوزه و به ویژه «اخلاق ژنتیک» را  دوچندان ساخت.  اخلاق ژنتیک - به عنوان شاخه و شعبه ای از اخلاق زیستی  - مجموعه ای از معضلات اخلاقی بغرنج و بحران‌آفرین را در برگرفته است  و به بحث از ملاحظات اخلاقی  و مرزو محدوده بکارگیری و  مهار و محدودسازی  مهندسی ژنتیک و پژوهش‌های ناظر به ژن می پردازد. در این مقاله ضمن اشاره به جایگاه و  قلمرو  اخلاق ژنتیک و طرح مهمترین موضوعات مطرح در این حوزه ، با رویکردی جستارگشایانه و تحلیلی، گزیده‌ای از چالش‌بر‌انگیزترین مسایل حوزه اخلاق ژنتیک مربوط به این حوزه - به اجمال و ایجاز-  واکاوی، برجسته /تبیین می‌شوند.

Keywords [Persian]

  • اخلاق زیستی
  • اخلاق ژنتیک
  • مهندسی ژنتیک
  • ژن درمانی
  • اصلاح نژادی
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