S. Fuller,
V. Lipinska,
Veronika Lipi?ska
Palgrave Macmillan UK
e druk, 2014
9781137433091
The Proactionary Imperative
A Foundation for Transhumanism
Specificaties
Paperback, blz.
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Engels
Palgrave Macmillan UK |
2014
ISBN13: 9781137433091
Rubricering
Levertijd ongeveer 9 werkdagen
Gratis verzonden
Samenvatting
The Proactionary Imperative debates the concept of transforming human nature, including such thorny topics as humanity's privilege as a species, our capacity to 'play God', the idea that we might treat our genes as a capital investment, eugenics and what it might mean to be 'human' in the context of risky scientific and technological interventions.
Specificaties
ISBN13:9781137433091
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:paperback
Uitgever:Palgrave Macmillan UK
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction 1. Precautionary and Proactionary as the 21st Century's Defining Ideological Polarity 2. Proactionary Theology: Discovering the Art of God-Playing 3. Proactionary Biology: Recovering the Science of Eugenics 4. A Legal Framework for the Proactionary Principle The Proactionary Manifesto