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Genetic determinism and place

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posted on 2022-07-25, 23:32 authored by Matthew GildersleeveMatthew Gildersleeve, Andrew Crowden
In this article, we review genetic determinism and highlight how our earlier research on the philosophy of place can contribute to a better understanding of genomics and ongoing debates about genetic modification. We show how place can undermine any philosophy of genetic determinism. By using our philosophy of place, our investigation contributes to a call for a turn for humanity toward a “collective being-at-home-in-the-world”, instead of being estranged from place which genetic determinism actively promotes. We also utilise cinema studies research of the film GATTACA to conceptualise how place and genetic determinism contrast. Our examination is intended to contribute to ongoing discussions about genetic determinism as they play out in the media, in education and influence discrimination. Fundamentally, we show why scholars in this area should consider place alongside genetic determinism in their future investigations.

History

Volume

XVII

Issue

1

Start Page

139

End Page

162

Number of Pages

24

eISSN

1848-8676

ISSN

1334-2312

Publisher

Christian Academic Circle

Additional Rights

CC BY-NC (DOAJ)

Peer Reviewed

  • Yes

Open Access

  • Yes

Acceptance Date

2018-12-18

External Author Affiliations

University of Queensland

Era Eligible

  • Yes

Journal

Nova Prisutnost

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