Аннотация: How to Grow a Human. Reprogramming Cells and Redesigning Life
A cutting-edge examination of what it means to be human and to have a 'self' in the face of new scientific developments in genetic editing, cloning and neural downloading.
After seeing his own cells used to grow clumps of new neurons - essentially mini-brains - Philip Ball begins to examine the concepts of identity and consciousness. Delving into humanity's deep evolutionary past to look at how complex creatures like us emerged from single-celled life, he offers a new perspective on how humans think about ourselves.
In an age when we are increasingly encouraged to regard the 'self' as an abstract sequence of genetic information, or as a pattern of neural activity that might be 'downloaded' to a computer, he return us to the body - to flesh and blood - and anchors a conception of personhood in this unique and ephemeral mortal coil. How to Build a Human brings us back to ourselves - but in doing so, it challenges old preconceptions and values. It asks us to rethink how we exist in the world.
| Автор/составитель | Болл Филип |
| Год выпуска | 2020 |
| ISBN | 9780008331818 |
| Производитель | William Collins |
| Количество томов | 1 |
| Количество страниц | 372 |
| Переплет | Мягкая обложка |
| Размеры | 197x129x29 мм |
| Цвет | Белый |
| Тип бумаги | офсетная (60-220 г/м2) |
| Вес | 338 |
| Язык | английский |
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How to Grow a Human. Reprogramming Cells and Redesigning Life
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- ISBN: 9780008331818
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