University of Missouri – St. Louis

Mr. Youssef is studying philosophy at the University of Missouri – St. Louis.  Originally from Lexington, Kentucky, he received a BS in electrical engineering from the University of Kentucky.  His main interests in philosophy are in applied ethics. 

In this paper, I defend the practice of human cloning, by confronting four attacks against it.  (1) the argument that cloning kills life, (2) The argument that a clone faces an uncertain future, (3) The possibility for cloning to create monstrosities, (4) Man playing god through genetic engineering.  Through various arguments I show that we see how the possible benefits of cloning to aid humanity far outweigh the claimed negative consequences.  Moreover, I claim that the negative aspects of cloning are things that we already deal with in the world, and show little to no care for these events.