Beyond human? : science and the changing face of humanity /: science and the changing face of humanity. (2013)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: John Bryant.
• Other Names: Bryant, J. A
• Contents: Intro; Praise for; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; 1 Starting from the Beginning; 1.1 Beyond what?; 1.2 Being human: the origins and early evolution of humankind; 1.3 Corn and community, cities and civilization; 2 The Way We Were; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Shifting power bases in the ancient world; 2.3 Religion in the ancient world; 2.4 Into Europe; 2.5 Post-Roman Britain; 2.6 Moving away from Rome; 2.7 Science, culture and religion; 2.8 The Industrial Revolution and the age of invention; 2.9 Science, culture and religion revisited; 2.10 Into the twentieth century 2.11 Some thoughts on the story so far3 The Way We Are; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Communism and capitalism; 3.3 Israel and Palestine; 3.4 The European Union; 3.5 The 1960s; 3.6 Northern Ireland; 3.7 Terrorism and war; 3.8 Power bases shift again; 3.9 Science, religion and culture; 3.10 Human society: fraying round the edges or cracking down the middle?; 3.11 After World War II: a final comment; 4 Morals, Ethics and Complex Issues; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Ethical systems; 4.3 A brief excursion into postmodernism; 4.4 Application of ethics in medicine; 4.5 Extending the ethical vision 5 Genes, Genetics and Human Disease5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Early understanding; 5.3 Genes and medicine: the early years; 5.4 The new genetic revolution; 5.5 Science, sequences and sickness; 6 Genetic Testing and Diagnosis: The Good, the Bad and the Muddly; 6.1 Genetic testing and diagnosis; 6.2 Prenatal and pre-implantation testing: wider ethical issues; 6.3 A gene for this and a gene for that; 6.4 Concluding remarks; 7 Medical Technology: From Gamete to Grave; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The art of reproduction: from donor insemination to test-tube babies; 7.3 Gene therapy 7.4 Repair, replacement and renewal7.5 Three score years and then; 7.6 ... and then: when am I dead and when may I die?; 7.7 Whatever next?; 8 Chips with Everything: Computers, Information and Communications Technologies; 8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Alan Turing and the dawn of the computer age; 8.3 The age of computers: the digital age; 8.4 How things have changed; 8.5 Networking; 8.6 The digital divide; 8.7 The darker side of digital technology; 8.8 Concluding remarks; 9 Transhumanism: Stronger, Faster, Better, Older?; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Transhumanism: biomedical 9.3 Transhumanism: pharmacological9.4 Transhumanism: digital; 9.5 Transhumanism: biomechanical; 9.6 The "super-soldier" programme; 9.7 Concluding comments; 10 Beyond Human?; 10.1 Introduction; 10.2 The angel and the beast; 10.3 Fair shares for all?; 10.4 Fiddling while home burns; 10.5 Better humans?; 10.6 Postscript
• Publisher Details: Oxford : Lion
• Publication Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 174/.95; Science -- Moral and ethical aspects; Science -- Social aspects; Technological innovations -- Social aspects; Humanity -- Moral and ethical aspects; Sciences -- Aspect moral; Sciences -- Aspect social; Innovations -- Aspect social; Humanité (Morale) -- Aspect moral; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Business Ethics; Science -- Moral and ethical aspects; Science -- Social aspects; Technological innovations -- Social aspects; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 0745958982; 9780745958989
• Related ISBNs: 9780745953960; 0745953964
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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