Can science make sense of life? / Sheila Jasanoff.
Can science make sense of life? / Sheila Jasanoff.
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Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2019.
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G 2019/0741
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English
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Physical content
vii, 208 pages ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
A new lens on life -- Book of revelations -- Life and law : constitutional turns -- Life in the gray zone -- Language games -- A new biopower -- Life's purposes.
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Publisher
Cambridge, UK ; Medford, MA : Polity Press, 2019.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2019.
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Summary
"Nearly 70 years after the dawn of the genetic age, biotechnology, scientists proclaim, is poised to rewrite the book of life. Yet, how far can science go in making sense of what "life" means to human beings and societies? This book looks at flash points in law, politics, ethics, and culture to argue that the claims of rewriting life are overblown"...
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Can science make sense of life? / Sheila Jasanoff.
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New human frontiers series
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2019/0741
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74VKVyzVGQQy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVyzVGQQy
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ISBN
9781509522705 hardcover
1509522700 hardcover
9781509522712 paperback
1509522719 paperback
DDC
501
MMS ID
991024232312702626
