Unnatural Selection: The Challenges of Engineering Tomorrow's People (The Earthscan Science in Society) - Hardcover

 
9781844076222: Unnatural Selection: The Challenges of Engineering Tomorrow's People (The Earthscan Science in Society)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1844076229 ISBN 13: 9781844076222
Verlag: Routledge, 2008

Inhaltsangabe

With ever-advancing scientific understanding and technological capabilities, humanity stands on the brink of the potential next stage of evolution: evolution engineered by us. Nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology and cognitive science offer the possibility to enhance human performance, lengthen life-span and reshape our inherited physical, cognitive and emotional identities. But with this promise come huge risks, complex choices and fundamental ethical questions: about evolution; about what it is to be human; and about control over, and the distribution of benefits from, new technology. Written by a range of experts in science, technology, bioethics and social science, Unnatural Selection examines the range of technological innovations offering lives that purport to be longer, stronger, smarter and happier, and asks whether their introduction is likely to lead to more fulfilled individuals and a fairer world. The breadth of approaches and perspectives make important reading for anyone who cares about the implications of humanity engineering its own evolution.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Peter Healey is Associate Fellow at the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society, University of Oxford. Steve Rayner is James Martin Professor of Science and Civilization at the Institute for Science, Innovation and Society, University of Oxford, a member of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution, and Honorary Professor of Climate Change and Society, University of Copenhagen.

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Verlag
Routledge
Erscheinungsdatum
2008
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1844076229
ISBN 13 
9781844076222
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
288
Herausgeber
Healey Peter, Rayner Steve
Kontakt zum Hersteller
Routledge
https://www.routledge-ny.com/

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