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Human identity at the intersection of science, technology and religion /
Ideas of human nature in the West have always been shaped by the interplay of philosophy, theology, science, and technology. The fast pace of developments in the latter two spheres (neuroscience, genetics, artificial intelligence, biomedical engineering) call for fresh reflections on what it means,...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Otros Autores: | , |
| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT :
Ashgate,
©2010.
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| Colección: | Ashgate science and religion series.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | Ideas of human nature in the West have always been shaped by the interplay of philosophy, theology, science, and technology. The fast pace of developments in the latter two spheres (neuroscience, genetics, artificial intelligence, biomedical engineering) call for fresh reflections on what it means, now, to be human, and for theological and ethical judgments on how we might shape our own destiny in the future. The leading scholars in this book offer fresh contributions to the lively quest for an account of ourselves that does justice to current developments in theology, science, technology, and. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (viii, 243 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 140941051X 9781409410515 9781409410508 1409410501 |