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Jurgen Habermas - The Future of Human Nature - 9780745629872 - V9780745629872
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The Future of Human Nature

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Description for The Future of Human Nature Paperback. Recent developments in biotechnology and genetic research are raising complex ethical questions concerning the legitimate scope and limits of genetic intervention. Num Pages: 136 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HPCF; HPQ; MBDC; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 219 x 139 x 10. Weight in Grams: 184.
Recent developments in biotechnology and genetic research are raising complex ethical questions concerning the legitimate scope and limits of genetic intervention. As we begin to contemplate the possibility of intervening in the human genome to prevent diseases, we cannot help but feel that the human species might soon be able to take its biological evolution in its own hands. a Playing Goda is the metaphor commonly used for this self--transformation of the species, which, it seems, might soon be within our grasp. In this important new book, Jurgen Habermas -- the most influential philosopher and social thinker in Germany ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Polity Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
136
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
Weight
183g
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745629872
SKU
V9780745629872
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Jurgen Habermas
Jurgen Habermas is Emeritus Professor of Philosophy at the University of Frankfurt. He was awarded the Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels 2001.

Reviews for The Future of Human Nature
Thoughtful and stimulating. Times Literary Supplement A rich introduction to current ethical thinking in Europe and to the relevance of philosophy to society. Canadian Medical Association Journal When a philosopher of the stature of Jurgen Habermas makes an intervention into contemporary genetics it pays to sit up and listen. Habermas has produced this short but sharp ... Read more

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