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Autore |
Lawler Peter Augustine |
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Titolo |
Science, virtue, and the future of humanity / / Peter Augustine Lawler and Marc D. Guerra |
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Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2015 |
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©2015 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (222 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Bioethics |
Technology - Moral and ethical aspects |
Education - Moral and ethical aspects - United States |
United States Moral conditions |
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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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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Observations on American Liberty; 1 Pensions and Health Care in an Aging Society; 2 The Demographic Challenge to Entitlements; 3 An Earned Humility; 4 The Science of Politics and the Conquest of Nature; 5 The Problem with 'Friendly' Artificial Intelligence; 6 The Case for Enhancing People; 7 Justice without Foundations; 8 Blame It on My Genotype (if Not My Criminal Brain); 9 Libertarians vs. Liberal Learning; 10 Machine Morality and Human Responsibility; 11 Tocqueville on Technology; 12 The Place of Liberal Education in Higher Education; Index |
About the Contributors |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This book is an accessible and profound introduction to the key issues facing our country in our biotechnological age. Leading public intellectuals bring to bear a wide and deep learning on particular issues of public policy and discuss the relationship between technological and moral progress that takes place over the course of a human life. |
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