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In the shadow of progress : being human in the age of technology /
We live in an age of unprecedented human powerover birth and death, body and mind, nature and human nature. In every realm of life, science and technology have brought us remarkable advances and improvements: we are healthier, wealthier, and more comfortable than ever before. But our gratitude for t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York :
Encounter Books,
©2008.
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| Edición: | 1st hardcover ed. |
| Colección: | New Atlantis Books.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | We live in an age of unprecedented human powerover birth and death, body and mind, nature and human nature. In every realm of life, science and technology have brought us remarkable advances and improvements: we are healthier, wealthier, and more comfortable than ever before. But our gratitude for the benefits of progress increasingly mixes with concern about the meaning and consequences of our newfound powers. If we can dream about a new age of genetic medicine, we can also shudder at a new age of weapons of mass destruction. As we welcome longer lives, we wonder if we will still value life. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (181 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781594032882 1594032882 1282487752 9781282487758 9786612487750 6612487755 |