The publication offered to the reader’s attention includes two works by the outstanding German philosopher J. Habermas: the book “The Future of Human Nature. Towards liberal eugenics? and the speech “Faith and Knowledge”, delivered in 2001 on the occasion of the author receiving the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade Association. The first discusses issues related to the introduction of cloning and raises moral issues of genetic engineering. The second is devoted to the most important topic of coexistence in modern society of scientific and religious thinking. Both works are distinguished by their vivid journalism. The book will be useful not only to specialists, but also to everyone who is interested in the philosophical aspect of the modern development of science.