Ecology, Ethics, and the Future of Humanity
A book that combines moral and political philosophy with traditions of activism and literature in a background of scientific knowledge and interpretation to build a comprehensive picture of an ecological humanity.
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10.1057/9781137536235 - Ecology, Ethics, and the Future of Humanity, Adam Riggio
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ECOLOGY, ETHICS, AND THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY
PALGRAVE STUDIES IN THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY AND ITS SUCCESSORS
Humanity is at a crossroads in its history, precariously poised between mastery and extinction. The fast-developing array of human enhancement therapies and technologies (e.g., genetic engineering, information technology, regenerative medicine, robotics, and nanotechnology) are increasingly impacting our lives and our future. The most ardent advocates believe that some of these developments could permit humans to take control of their own evolution and alter human nature and the human condition in fundamental ways, perhaps to an extent that we arrive at the “posthuman” or the transhuman, the “successor” of humanity. This series brings together research from a variety of fields to consider the economic, ethical, legal, political, psychological, religious, social, and other implications of cutting-edge science and technology. The series as a whole does not advocate any particular position on these matters. Rather, it provides a forum for experts to wrestle with the far-reaching implications of the enhancement technologies of our day. Transhumanism and the Body: The World Religions Speak Edited by Calvin Mercer and Derek F. Maher Ecology, Ethics, and the Future of Humanity Adam Riggio
10.1057/9781137536235 - Ecology, Ethics, and the Future of Humanity, Adam Riggio
Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to Stockholm University Library - PalgraveConnect - 2015-09-14
Series Editors: Steve Fuller and Calvin Mercer
ADAM RIGGIO
10.1057/9781137536235 - Ecology, Ethics, and the Future of Humanity, Adam Riggio
Copyright material from www.palgraveconnect.com - licensed to Stockholm University Library - PalgraveConnect - 2015-09-14
ECOLOGY, ETHICS, AND THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY
ECOLOGY, ETHICS, AND THE FUTURE OF HUMANITY Copyright © Adam Riggio, 2015.
First published in 2015 by PALGRAVE MACMILLAN® in the United States— a division of St. Martin’s Press LLC, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010. Where this book is distributed in the UK, Europe and the rest of the world, this is by Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited, registered in England, company number 785998, of Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire RG21 6XS. Palgrave Macmillan is the global academic imprint of the above companies and has companies and representatives throughout the world. Palgrave® and Macmillan® are registered trademarks in the United States, the United Kingdom, Europe and other countries. ISBN: 978–1–137–54075–1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Riggio, Adam, 1983– Ecology, ethics, and the future of humanity / Adam Riggio. pages cm —(Palgrave studies in the future of humanity and its successors) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–1–137–54075–1— ISBN 1–137–54075
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