Genetic Enhancement and the Biopolitical Horizon of Class Conflict

Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy 18 (1):27-42 (2010)
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In this paper I argue that the widespread use of liberal eugenics  would establish a biopolitical horizon for class conflict.  In the course of my discussion, I examine Foucault’s discussion of the origins of class racism in Society Must Be Defended .  I then turn to an examination of how a widespread use of genetic engineering could aggravate class divisions and produce new forms of class racism.  I conclude the essay with an overview of the political options which are available to opponents of liberal eugenics

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The Case Against Perfection.Michael J. Sandel - 2004 - The Atlantic (April):1–11.
Parental Choice and Human Improvement.Peter Singer - 2010 - In Julian Savulescu & Nick Bostrom (eds.), Human Enhancement. Oxford University Press.

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