How to Grow a Human

Name: How to Grow a Human
Brand: HarperCollinsPublishers
SKU: 9780008331788
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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.

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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.

Specificatii

Anul publicarii	2019
ISBN	9780008331788
Format coperta	Brosata
Numar pagini	272
Limba	Engleză
Domeniul	Sănătate și medicină
Autor	Philip BALL, Philip Ball
De aceeasi editura	HarperCollins Publishers
CM	30944
DS	D/20#BR/10#MEGA/200
Goodreads	https://www.goodreads.com/search?q=9780008331788
Dimensiuni	Height: 9.21258 Inches, Length: 6.02361 Inches, Weight: 1.0361726314 Pounds, Width: 1.14173 Inches