What We Talk about When We Talk about Clone Club Bioethics and Philosophy in Orphan Black |
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| Author:
| Pence, Gregory E. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-942952-34-3 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2016 |
| Publisher: | BenBella Books
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| Imprint: | SmartPop |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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What is the real-world history and science of human cloning, and how closely does Orphan Black nail it? Can you "own" a person--even a cloned one? How can Sarah Manning be straight, Cosima gay, and Tony trans? Cult hit sci-fi show Orphan Black doesn't just entertain--it also raises fascinating questions about human cloning, its ethics, and its impact on personal identity.
In What We Talk About When We Talk About Clone Club: Bioethics and...
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What is the real-world history and science of human cloning, and how closely does Orphan Black nail it? Can you "own" a person--even a cloned one? How can Sarah Manning be straight, Cosima gay, and Tony trans? Cult hit sci-fi show Orphan Black doesn't just entertain--it also raises fascinating questions about human cloning, its ethics, and its impact on personal identity.
In What We Talk About When We Talk About Clone Club: Bioethics and Philosophy in Orphan Black, prominent bioethicist Gregory E. Pence violates Clone Club's first rule to take us deeper into the show and its connections to the real world.