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Sounding the Limits of Life: Essays in the Anthropology of Biology and Beyond
Stefan Helmreich
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Description for Sounding the Limits of Life: Essays in the Anthropology of Biology and Beyond
Paperback. Series: Princeton Studies in Culture and Technology. Num Pages: 328 pages, 29 halftones. 6 line illus. BIC Classification: JHM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 21. Weight in Grams: 476.
What is life? What is water? What is sound? In Sounding the Limits of Life, anthropologist Stefan Helmreich investigates how contemporary scientists--biologists, oceanographers, and audio engineers--are redefining these crucial concepts. Life, water, and sound are phenomena at once empirical and abstract, material and formal, scientific and social. In the age of synthetic biology, rising sea levels, and new technologies of listening, these phenomena stretch toward their conceptual snapping points, breaching the boundaries between the natural, cultural, and virtual. Through examinations of the computational life sciences, marine biology, astrobiology, acoustics, and more, Helmreich follows scientists to the limits of these ... Read more
What is life? What is water? What is sound? In Sounding the Limits of Life, anthropologist Stefan Helmreich investigates how contemporary scientists--biologists, oceanographers, and audio engineers--are redefining these crucial concepts. Life, water, and sound are phenomena at once empirical and abstract, material and formal, scientific and social. In the age of synthetic biology, rising sea levels, and new technologies of listening, these phenomena stretch toward their conceptual snapping points, breaching the boundaries between the natural, cultural, and virtual. Through examinations of the computational life sciences, marine biology, astrobiology, acoustics, and more, Helmreich follows scientists to the limits of these ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Princeton Studies in Culture and Technology
Condition
New
Number of Pages
328
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691164816
SKU
V9780691164816
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About Stefan Helmreich
Stefan Helmreich is professor of anthropology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of Alien Ocean and Silicon Second Nature.
Reviews for Sounding the Limits of Life: Essays in the Anthropology of Biology and Beyond
This richly textured book is an inspirational contribution to anthropology and science studies. It is certain to stand the test of time as a work of stunning imagination and solid scholarly exploration.
Debbora Battaglia, Mount Holyoke College A work of brilliant and challenging anthropology, Sounding the Limits of Life takes a fresh look at some key issues in the ... Read more
Debbora Battaglia, Mount Holyoke College A work of brilliant and challenging anthropology, Sounding the Limits of Life takes a fresh look at some key issues in the ... Read more