Description: Scientific and technological advancements have allowed us to create beings that blur the distinctions between human, non-human animal, and non-biological beings, which challenge our assumptions about moral status. This volume explores our responses to these challenges and reflects on ordinary presuppositions and intuitions about moral status.
Review Quotes: "This book does not simply leave open ended philosophical questions but offers a rich array of argued answers to address real problems of the immediate future relevant not only to those specifically concerned with the problem of moral status, but to moral and political philosophers and in general to anyone who wants to investigate more profoundly the relationship between technology and society." -- Jacopo Morelli, Theoretical Medicine and Bioethics