Evolution Isn't What It Used to Be. The Augmented Animal and the Whole Wired World.

ANDERSON, Walter Truett (1933-).

ISBN 10: 0716729989 / ISBN 13: 9780716729983

Published by W. H. Freeman, 1996., New York:, 1996

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First edition. 8vo. xii, 223 pp. Index. Cloth backed boards, dust jacket. FINE. ISBN: 0716729989.

Seller Inventory # S7873

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Evolution Isn't What It Used to Be. The Augmented Animal and the Whole Wired World.
• Publisher: W. H. Freeman, 1996., New York:
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0716729989
• ISBN 13: 9780716729983
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Evolution

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Synopsis

Explores the effects of bioscience and electronic technology on the evolution of human beings, including behavior modifications adapted in response to agricultural, industrial, and technological evolutions

Review

From the author of Reality Isn't What it Used to Be, comes a new book questioning the burgeoning enterprise of genetic engineering. Anderson argues that technology, in replicating nature's chemistry, will actually transform the process of evolution, creating man-machine interdependency. While this could permit us to eradicate fatal illnesses or create a "global nervous system" to determine how to manage natural resources, Anderson warns there could be dire consequences. Some people, as they do now, may refuse to accept technology. For those who do accept, comes the responsibility of playing God or becoming a "worldmaker." Anderson believes a moral examination of technology is needed, and that ultimately, some form of governance must be in place.