Re-Creating Nature - Science, Technology, and Human Values in the Twenty-First Century

About the author

James T. Bradley is the Immediate Past W. Kelley Mosley Professor of Science and Humanities, former director of the Human Odyssey Program, and professor emeritus in biological sciences at Auburn University. He is the author of Brutes or Angels: Human Possibility in the Age of Biotechnology.

Summary

Addresses emerging biotechnologies with prodigious potential to benefit humankind but that are also fraught with ethical consequences. James Bradley guides discussions of the thorny issues resulting from the development of new biotechnologies. He also highlights the responsibilities of scientists to conduct research in an ethical manner.

Product details

• Authors: James T Bradley, James T. Bradley
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2019
• EAN: 9780817320294
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-2029-4
• No. of pages: 376
• Dimensions: 269 mm x 217 mm x 33 mm
• Weight: 764 g
• Illustrations: 28 black & white figures, 1 table
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works