Martha C. Nussbaum is the Ernst Freund Distinguished Service Professor of Law and Ethics at the University of Chicago, appointed in the law school and philosophy department. She is the author of numerous books and articles on moral, legal, and political philosophy, and recipient of many awards, including the Berggruen Prize, one of the world’s most significant recognitions for public intellectuals. She lives in Chicago, Illinois. Cass R. Sunstein teaches law and political science at the University of Chicago.
Ever since Dolly the Sheep, the potential of human cloning has been talked about as never before. Will it ever happen? Should it happen? What would it mean? Why shouldn't it happen? Where can we go from here (or 'there' if it does happen)? These and other questions are thoroughly examined in this distinguished volume of essays on cloning. Starting with the Nature paper that announced Dolly's successful cloning, editors Nussbaum and Sunstein bring us contributions from the worlds of science, commentary, ethics and religion, law and public policy, and finally fiction and fantasy. Contributors include Richard Dawkins, Stephen Jay Gould, Andrea Dworkin, Adam Phillips, and 16 others. (Kirkus UK)