02957oam 2200529I 450 991078784770332120230803195653.00-429-06910-3981-4463-58-210.1201/b18016 (CKB)2670000000557144(EBL)1634271(SSID)ssj0001464941(PQKBManifestationID)11755339(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001464941(PQKBWorkID)11457930(PQKB)11098378(MiAaPQ)EBC1634271(OCoLC)903215135(EXLCZ)99267000000055714420180331d2014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCreating life from life biotechnology and science fiction /Rosalyn W. Berne[Singapore] :Pan Stanford,2014.1 online resource (302 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-97588-4 981-4463-59-0 Cover; Contents; About the Editor; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1: Introduction: Dialectic of Scientific Writing and Science Fiction; Chapter 2: History of the Biotechnology Revolution; Chapter 3: The "Vicious Cycle" of Obesity; Madeline; Chapter 4: Prion Diseases; Carnivore's Game; Chapter 5: Climate Change and the Future of Freshwater; Negotiations; Chapter 6: Adult Stem Cells to Cure Diabetes-Induced Vision Loss; Shadows and Sugars and Shades of Gray (Madeline, Part 2); Chapter 7: Neogenesis; Madness Enough to Break the World; Chapter 8: Keys to Bioproducts from AgricultureSoon They'll Know Our SecretsChapter 9: The Promise and Pitfalls of Cognitive Enhancement; Dr. Hyde; Build Me a Memory; Chapter 10: Who Do They Think They Are?; Emmanuel; Chapter 11: The Uncertain Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution; Rōnin; Appendix: 76 Reasonable Questions to Ask about Any Technology (by Jacques Ellul); Back CoverThis book melds essays on biotechnology written by scientists into science fiction stories. It opens a conversation about the morality of what we may one day be, and what it may mean to be human as our biotechnological endeavors continue to evolve. The biotechnology ""revolution,"" launched on a global scale many decades ago, has taken a direct course toward re-creating life. Yet there are still many choices to be made in shaping the future that it may one day make possible. The book motivates readers toward deep reflection and continual discourse, which is essential if biotechnology is to evoBiotechnologyBiotechnologyFictionBiotechnology.Biotechnology660.6Berne Rosalyn W.FlBoTFGFlBoTFGBOOK9910787847703321Creating life from life3806867UNINA02543nam 2200613 a 450 991082626590332120240516060709.01-283-11668-597866131166801-4411-7418-4(CKB)2670000000083524(EBL)692818(OCoLC)726734892(SSID)ssj0000524275(PQKBManifestationID)12213191(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524275(PQKBWorkID)10546175(PQKB)11013605(MiAaPQ)EBC692818(Au-PeEL)EBL692818(CaPaEBR)ebr10470201(CaONFJC)MIL311668(EXLCZ)99267000000008352420110609d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMorality, leadership, and public policy on experimentalism in ethics /Eric Thomas Weber1st ed.London Continuum International Pub. Group20111 online resource (199 p.)Continuum studies in political philosophyDescription based upon print version of record.1-4411-4481-1 1-4411-7311-0 Includes bibliographical references and index.pt. 1. Philosophy and religion in public policy -- pt. 2. Experimentalism, problem construction, and priorities -- pt. 3. New technologies and experiments in judging.In Morality, Leadership, and Public Policy, Eric Weber argues for an experimentalist approach to moral theory in addressing practical problems in public policy. The experimentalist approach begins moral inquiry by examining public problems and then makes use of the tools of philosophy and intelligent inquiry to alleviate them. Part I surveys the uses of practical philosophy and answers criticisms including religious challenges of the approach, presenting a number of areas in which philosophers intellectual efforts can prove valuable for resolving public conflicts. Part II presents a new approaContinuum studies in political philosophy.Policy sciencesEthicsPolicy sciences.Ethics.303.3/4Weber Eric Thomas1619989MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910826265903321Morality, leadership, and public policy3952528UNINA