| A cabbit in sheep's clothing: exploring the sources of our moral disquiet about cloning. | |
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PMID: 12528707 Owner: KIE Status: MEDLINE |
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Emerging from the first successful cloning of a mammal, a sheep named "Dolly," is a critical but under-asked question: "Why do so many of us find this feat (and its potential application to human subjects) to be deeply disturbing?" This paper suggests that the answer rests not primarily in the theological and philosophical arguments most often heard against cloning but in the threat the act poses to our foundational "cosmological categories." Building upon theories introduced by Mary Douglas and Jeffrey Stout, the essay argues that Dolly becomes a "cabbit" in sheep's clothing--an outwardly innocuous entity which, like Stout's cat/rabbit, offends at a deep and visceral level. Like the cabbit, the cloned sheep and especially the cloned human are disturbing not because of the way they are produced nor by the physical threat they pose but because they challenge the very way we understand and organize our world. |
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Authors:
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T M Renick |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The annual of the Society of Christian Ethics. Society of Christian Ethics (U.S.) Volume: 18 ISSN: 0732-4928 ISO Abbreviation: Annu Soc Christ Ethics Publication Date: 1998 |
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Created Date: 2003-01-15 Completed Date: 2003-02-11 Revised Date: 2008-03-11 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 100973230 Medline TA: Annu Soc Christ Ethics Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 259-74 Citation Subset: E |
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Animals Cloning, Organism / ethics*, psychology* Emotions* Family Relations Humans Hybridization, Genetic Individuality Morals Public Opinion Social Values Twins |
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