Designer Biology
The Ethics of Intensively Engineering Biological and Ecological Systems
Advances in our scientific understanding and technological power in recent decades have dramatically amplified our capacity to intentionally manipulate complex ecological and biological systems. An implication of this is that biological and ecological problems are increasingly understood and approached from an engineering perspective. In environmental contexts, this is exemplified in the pursuits of geoengineering, designer ecosystems, and conservation cloning. In human health contexts, it is exemplified in the development of synthetic biology, bionanotechnology, and human enhancement technologies. Designer Biology: The Ethics of Intensively…
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Weitere Autoren: Sandler, Ronald L. (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-7391-7821-8
- EAN: 9780739178218
- Produktnummer: 14797781
- Verlag: Lexington Books
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
- Seitenangabe: 306 S.
- Masse: H23.5 cm x B15.7 cm x D2.2 cm 625 g
- Abbildungen: HC gerader Rücken kaschiert
- Gewicht: 625
Über den Autor
John Basl is assistant professor of philosophy at Northeastern University and cofounder of Philosophy TV (http://philostv.com). Ronald L. Sandler is associate professor of philosophy at Northeastern University, and also director of Northeastern's Ethics Institute. He is author of The Ethics of Species, Character and Environment, and Nanotechnology: The Social and Ethical Issues, as well as coeditor of Environmental Justice and Environmentalism and Environmental Virtue Ethics.
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