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UNINA9910458041003321 |
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Autore |
Allenby Braden R |
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Titolo |
The techno-human condition [[electronic resource] /] / Braden R. Allenby, Daniel Sarewitz |
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Cambridge, Mass., : MIT Press, c2011 |
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ISBN |
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0-262-29566-0 |
9786613258564 |
1-283-25856-0 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (235 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Technology - Social aspects |
Human evolution |
Biotechnology |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [211]-216) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Prologue: what a long, transhuman trip it has already been -- In the cause-and-effect zone -- Level I and II technology : effectiveness, progress, and complexity -- Level III technology : radical contingency in earth systems -- Individuality and incomprehensibility -- Complexity, coherence, contingency -- Killer apps -- In front of our nose. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A provocative analysis of what it means to be human in an era of incomprehensible technological complexity and change. |
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