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Altering Nature: Volume I: Concepts of 'Nature' and 'The Natural' in Biotechnology Debates (Philosophy and Medicine)
B. A. Lustig
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Description for Altering Nature: Volume I: Concepts of 'Nature' and 'The Natural' in Biotechnology Debates (Philosophy and Medicine)
Hardcover. This interdisciplinary book offers a rich exploration of the meanings of 'nature' and 'the natural' as religious, philosophical and moral norms. Readers will find an extensive and critical review of recent ethical discussions of developments in biotechnology. Editor(s): Lustig, B. Andrew; McKenny, Gerald P.; Brody, Baruch A. Series: Philosophy and Medicine. Num Pages: 332 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HRLB; PSAD; TCB. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 734.
B. Andrew Lustig, Baruch A. Brody, and Gerald P. McKenny Nearly every week the general public is treated to an announcement of another actual or potential “breakthrough” in biotechnology. Headlines trumpet advances in assisted reproduction, current or prospective experiments in cloning, and devel- ments in regenerative medicine, stem cell technologies, and tissue engineering. Scientific and popular accounts explore the perils and the possibilities of enhancing human capacities by computer-based, biomolecular, or mechanical means through advances in artificial intelligence, genetics, and nanotechnology. Reports abound concerning ever more sophisticated genetic techniques being introduced into ag- culture and animal husbandry, as well as ... Read more
B. Andrew Lustig, Baruch A. Brody, and Gerald P. McKenny Nearly every week the general public is treated to an announcement of another actual or potential “breakthrough” in biotechnology. Headlines trumpet advances in assisted reproduction, current or prospective experiments in cloning, and devel- ments in regenerative medicine, stem cell technologies, and tissue engineering. Scientific and popular accounts explore the perils and the possibilities of enhancing human capacities by computer-based, biomolecular, or mechanical means through advances in artificial intelligence, genetics, and nanotechnology. Reports abound concerning ever more sophisticated genetic techniques being introduced into ag- culture and animal husbandry, as well as ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Springer
Condition
New
Series
Philosophy and Medicine
Number of Pages
332
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781402069208
SKU
V9781402069208
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