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- PublisherLongacre Press
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1877361526
- ISBN 13 9781877361524
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages144
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Genesis
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Longacre Press
(2006)
ISBN 10: 1877361526
ISBN 13: 9781877361524
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Good. 144 pages. Text tanned. Go forward in time: it's nearing the end of the century. Do you see a dramatically altered New Zealand ? In Genesis, Bernard Beckett, one of our most provocative writer s for young adults, gives us his view of a brave new world. In a terrifying and stifl ing examination environment a young Academy candidate, Anaximander, is put through a gruelling exercise in in terpreting the history and origins of her society. Though her ans wers, we learn that in 2052, New Zealand has been renamed Th e Re public after a reforming Governor, Plato. It has separated itself from a plague-ridden globe with a gargantuan ring fence guarded with military outposts. All approaching boats, exploratory air cr aft or refugees are shot on sight. Society is strictly divided an d individuals deviate from their assigned roles at their peril. W hen one man, Adam Forde (2058-2077) insists on his right to indep endent thought and action, The Republic is set at grave risk. Ada m is imprisoned: his sentence is to become the participant in a p rogramming experiment with a new brand of artifi cial intelligenc e.Through Anaximander's rendition of Adam's debates with Artfink, the computer, and her own increasingly disturbing encounter with members of the Academy, we are confronted with unresolved questi ons raised by science and philosophy. Centuries old, these conund rums have gained new urgency in the face of rapidly developing te chnologies. What is consciousness? What makes us human? What sepa rates us from the animal and mechanistic worlds? If artificial in telligence were developed to a high enough capability, what statu s could humanity still claim? As a species, we may have built in our own obsolescence, even if the planet itself is preserved. Out standing and original, Beckett's dramatic narrative has a stunnin g closure that turns the reading experience on its head. Genesis will fuel intense debate about ethics and meaning between intelle ctually hungry young adults. Seller Inventory # 1384cp
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