After the genome : a language for our biotechnological future /
Biotechnological advancements during the last half-century have forced humanity to come to grips with the possibility of a post-human future. The ever-evolving opinions about how society should anticipate this biotechnological frontier demand a language that will describe our new future and discuss...
Saved in:
| Other Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Waco, Texas :
Baylor University Press,
[2013]
|
| Series: | Studies in rhetoric and religion ;
14. |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Full text Full text (Emmanuel users only) Full text (Emmanuel users only) Full text (NECO users only) Full text (MCPHS users only) Full text |
| Summary: | Biotechnological advancements during the last half-century have forced humanity to come to grips with the possibility of a post-human future. The ever-evolving opinions about how society should anticipate this biotechnological frontier demand a language that will describe our new future and discuss its ethics. This book brings together expert voices from the realms of ethics, rhetoric, religion, and science to help lead complex conversations about end-of-life care, the relationship between sin and medicine, and the protection of human rights in a post-human world. Science, rhetoric, and speaking about the post-human future. |
|---|---|
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (vii, pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781602586871 160258687X |