I Do Think It Is Very Important

I Think It Would Be A Great Tragedy To Devote Medical Resources And Genetic Technological Breakthroughs To Purposes That Are Not To Do With Health Or Medicine, But Instead Are To Do With Satisfying The Desires That Are Created By The Consumer Society.

They Say The State Should Not Impose On Its Citizens A Preferred Way Of Life, But Should Leave Them As Free As Possible To Choose Their Own Values And Ends, Consistent With A Similar Liberty For Others.

The Norm Of Unconditional Parental Love, I Think, Depends On The Fact That We Don't Pick And Choose The Traits Of Our Children In The Way That We Pick And Choose The Features Of A Car We Might Order, Or A Consumer Good.

My Goal Is First Of All To Promote A Public Debate About Where Markets Serve The Public Good And Where They Don't Belong. That's My First Goal.

First, Individual Rights Cannot Be Sacrificed For The Sake Of The General Good, And Second, The Principles Of Justice That Specify These Rights Cannot Be Premised On Any Particular Vision Of The Good Life. What Justifies The Rights Is Not That They Maximize The General Welfare Or Otherwise Promote The Good, But Rather That They Comprise A Fair Framework Within Which Individuals And Groups Can Choose Their Own Values And Ends, Consistent With A Similar Liberty For Others.