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UNINA9910143301803321 |
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A companion to science fiction / / edited by David Seed |
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Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., 2005 |
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9786610198740 |
9781782684923 |
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9781280198748 |
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9781405165020 |
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9780470997055 |
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9781405144582 |
1405144580 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Blackwell companions to literature and culture ; ; 34 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Science fiction - History and criticism |
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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 and index. |
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Introduction : Approaching science fiction -- pt. I. Surveying the field. Hard reading : the hard reading : the challenges of science fiction / Tom Shippey -- The origins of science fiction / George Slusser -- Science fiction/criticism / Istvan Csicsery-Ronay, Jr. -- Science-fiction magazines : the crucibles of change / MIke Ashley -- pt. II. Topics and debates. Utopia / Phillip E. Wegner -- Science, fiction and religion / Stephen R.L. Clark -- "Monsters of the imagination" : Gothic,science, fiction / Fred Botting -- Science fiction and ecology / Brian Stableford -- Feminist fabulation / Marleen S. Barr -- Time and identity in feminist science fiction / Jenny Wolmark -- Science fiction and the Cold War / M. Keith Booker -- pt. III. Genres and movements. Hard science fiction / Gary Westfahl -- The new wave / Rob Latham -- Cyberpunk / Mark Bould -- Science fiction and postmodernism / Veronica Hollinger |
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-- The renewal of "hard" science fiction / Donald M. Hassler -- pt. IV. Science fiction film. American science fiction film : an overview / Vivian Sobchack -- Figurations of the cyborg in contemporary science fiction novels and fiction / Christine Cornea -- British television science fiction / Peter Wright -- pt. V. The international scene. Canadian science fiction / Douglas Barbour -- Japanese and Asian science fiction / Takayuki Tatsumi -- Australian science fiction / Van Ikin and Sean McMullen -- |
pt. VI. Key writers. The grandeur of H.G. Wells / Robert Crossley -- Isaac Asimov / John Clute -- John Wyndham : the facts of life sextet / David Ketterer -- Philip Dick / Christopher Palmer -- Samuel Delaney : a biographical and critical overview / Carl Freedman -- Ursula K. Le Guin / Warren G. Rochelle -- Gwyneth Jones anxietiesanxities of science fiction / Andy Sawyer -- Arthur C. Clarke / Edward James -- Greg Egan / Russell Blackford -- pt. VII. Readings. Mary Shelley : Frankenstein : or, the modern Prometheus / Susan E. Lederer and Richard M. Ratzan -- Charlotte Perkins Gilman : Herland / Jill Rudd -- Aldous Huxley : Brave new world / David Seed -- Ray Bradbury : Fahrenheit 451 / Brian Baker -- Joanna Russ : The female man / Jeanne Cortiel -- J.G. Ballard : Crash / Roger Luckhurst -- Margaret Atwood : The handmaid's tale / Faye Hammill -- William Gibson : Neuromancer / Andrew M. Butler -- Kim Stanley Robinson : Mars trilogy / Carol Franko -- Iain M. Banks : Excession / Farah Mendlesohn. |
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A Companion to Science Fiction assembles essays by an international range of scholars which discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers. * This Companion conveys the scale and variety of science fiction. * Shows how science fiction has been used as a means of debating cultural issues. * Essays by an international range of scholars discuss the contexts, themes and methods used by science fiction writers. * Addresses general topics, such as the history and origins of the genre, its engagement with science and gender, and national variations of science fiction around the English-speaking world. * Maps out connections between science fiction, television, the cinema, virtual reality technology, and other aspects of the culture. * Includes a section focusing on major figures, such as H.G. Wells, Arthur C. Clarke, and Ursula Le Guin. * Offers close readings of particular novels, from Mary Shelley's Frankenstein to Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale. |
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UNINA9910584599903321 |
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Brain Organoids in Research and Therapy : Fundamental Ethical and Legal Aspects / / edited by Hans-Georg Dederer, David Hamburger |
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Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2022 |
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[1st ed. 2022.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (267 pages) |
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Advances in Neuroethics, , 2522-5685 |
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Neurology |
Neurosciences |
Medical ethics |
Bioethics |
Medicine - Research |
Biology - Research |
Neuroscience |
Medical Ethics |
Biomedical Research |
Cèl·lules mare |
Malalties cerebrals |
Ètica mèdica |
Llibres electrònics |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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Chapter 1) Introductory Remarks -- Part I) Scientific Background -- Chapter 2) Development of Brain Organoids on the Basis of Genome-Edited iPSC-Derived Brain Cells -- Chapter 3) Cell-Based Therapy and Genome Editing in Parkinson's Disease: Quo Vadis -- Part II) The Status Debate -- Chapter 4) Human Cerebral Organoids: Evolving Entities and Their Moral Status -- Chapter 5). Legal perspective: What is, or Should Be, the Legal Status of Brain Organoids? -- Part III) The Informed Consent Challenge -- Chapter 6) Ethical Perspective: Ethics |
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Considerations Regarding Donors’ and Patients’ Consent -- Chapter 7) The Legal Perspective: The Legal Requirements for—and Limits to—the Donor’s and the Patient’s Consent -- Part IV) The Chimera Issue -- Chapter 8) Moral Permissibility of Transplantation of Human Brain Organoids into Animals -- Chapter 9) Transplantation of Human Brain Organoids into Animals - The Legal Issues -- Part V) The Enhancement Conundrum -- Chapter 10) Building a Better Beast: Enhancing the Minds of Animals -- Chapter 11) Legal Arguments in Favour of and Against Neuroenhancement by Means of Brain Organoids -- Part VI) The Harmonization Problem -- Chapter 12) Legal Perspective: A Global Harmonisation of Legal Standards for Brain Organoid Research and Therapy?. . |
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This volume elucidates the pivotal ethical and legal issues arising from the use of brain organoids for research, therapeutic and enhancement purposes. The function of the human brain is still a mystery. Until recently, only post-mortem tissue was available for a structural examination of the brain. Consequently, the examination results could only reflect the state at the end of life. However, in order to better understand the development and function of the human brain, dynamic and functional investigations of different human brain cells are necessary. This is where brain organoids, artificially grown in vitro miniature brains, provide the opportunity for more flexible research scenarios. At the same time, however, the use of brain organoids in research and therapy raises the question of how these new entities are to be treated from an ethical and legal point of view. Against this background, this volume aims at clarifying the normative implications of the use of brain organoids in research and therapy. The ethical reflections on the status of brain organoids, informed consent, human-to-animal chimeras and neuro-enhancement are mirrored by corresponding legal analyses. The ethical and legal assessments are preceded by an introduction to the scientific and medical background of the brain organoid technology. A final chapter will be devoted to the issue of whether international harmonization of normative standards for brain organoid research and therapy is feasible and advisable. |
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