Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Introduction to Epigenetics

Chapter 3 Too Early or Too Late? The Assessment of Emerging Technology

Chapter 4 Epigenetics and Genetic Determinism (in Popular Science)

Chapter 5 Identity and Non-identity. Intergenerational Justice as a Topic of an Ethics of Epigenetics

Chapter 6 Genetics, Epigenetics and Forms of Action. About the Ethical Ambivalence of Epigenetic Knowledge

Chapter 7 Epigenetics: Biological, Medical, Social, and Ethical Challenges

Chapter 8 Learning from and Shaping the Public Discourse About Epigenetics

Chapter 9 State of the Public Discourse on Epigenetics

Chapter 11 Epigenetics and Legal Regulations: A Challenge for the State’s Obligation to Protect Environment, Individual’s Health and Civil Rights

Chapter 12 Epigenetics and the Protection of Personality Rights

Chapter 13 Adam’s Apple and His Legacy: Ethical Perspectives on Epigenetics with an Excursion to the Field of Body Weight Regulation

Chapter 14 Epigenetics and Original Sin. Theological-Ethical Reflections on Heredity and Responsibility