Kant on genetic engineering or cloning

Question 1

His lutheran faith

Answer 1

life is sacred - genesis 1.27,
Imago Dei - genesis ,
life begins at contraception Jeremiah 1.5,
only God can give/take life Romans 14.8)

Question 2

Hypothetical Imperative

Answer 2

• HI - desired to want a child - being driven by desire is based on wrong morality - want to alter babies genes if its ‘wrong’

Question 3

Categorical Imperative

Universality

Answer 3

CI: Universbility - can’t be universalised - not everyone wants a genetically modified baby and everyone will expect clones of ‘perfection’

Question 4

Categorical Imperative

CI: ends not means -

Answer 4

using someone - using other embryos which are human life, use them to create another child or give them improvements

Question 5

Categorical Imperative

Kingdom ends

Answer 5

Kingdom ends - argued that everyone is treated rationally - argued foetus isn’t

Question 6

• summon bonum

Answer 6

• not achieved as not following 3 CI