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

Anderson, Walter Truett

ISBN 10: 0716731347 / ISBN 13: 9780716731344

Published by New York, New York, U.S.A.: W H Freeman & Co, 1996, 1997

About this Item

Trade paperback, Very Good Plus/pictorial wraps, 1st printing; light wear to covers and cover edges, some spine slant, creasing to top corner of two pages, small amount of underlining to a few page, 8vo., 223 pages. 0.0 0.0 0.0.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Evolution Isn't What It Used to Be: The Augmented Animal and the Whole Wired World
• Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A.: W H Freeman & Co, 1996
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0716731347
• ISBN 13: 9780716731344
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: First Edition.

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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.