Can science make sense of life?
Jasanoff, Sheila.
Can science make sense of life? Sheila Jasanoff. - Cambrige: Polity Press, 2019. - vii, 208 pages : illustration ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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"--
9781509522712 (pbk.)
2018029799
Science--Philosophy.
Meaning (Philosophy)
Life.
Q175.32.M43 / J37 2019
501 J31C
Can science make sense of life? Sheila Jasanoff. - Cambrige: Polity Press, 2019. - vii, 208 pages : illustration ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"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"--
9781509522712 (pbk.)
2018029799
Science--Philosophy.
Meaning (Philosophy)
Life.
Q175.32.M43 / J37 2019
501 J31C