Can Science Make Sense of Life? by Sheila Jasanoff (English) Paperback Book

Description: FREE SHIPPING UK WIDE Can Science Make Sense of Life? by Sheila Jasanoff "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"-- FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Since the discovery of the structure of DNA and the birth of the genetic age, a powerful vocabulary has emerged to express sciences growing command over the matter of life. Armed with knowledge of the code that governs all living things, biology and biotechnology are poised to edit, even rewrite, the texts of life to correct natures mistakes. Yet, how far should the capacity to manipulate what life is at the molecular level authorize science to define what life is for? This book looks at flash points in law, politics, ethics, and culture to argue that sciences promises of perfectibility have gone too far. Science may have editorial control over the material elements of life, but it does not supersede the languages of sense-making that have helped define human values across millennia: the meanings of autonomy, integrity, and privacy; the bonds of kinship, family, and society; and the place of humans in nature. Author Biography Sheila Jasanoff is Pforzheimer Professor of Science and Technology Studies at the Harvard Kennedy School Table of Contents Acknowledgements viProlouge 11 A New Lens on Life 132 Book of Revelations 373 Life and Law: Constitutional Turns 644 Life in the Gray Zone 925 Language Games 1176 A New Biopower 1427 Lifes Purposes 169 Notes 180References 187Index 202 Review "Can Science Make Sense of Life? highlights critical perversions in our present governance of biotechnology: confusions between decoding genetic structures and engineering happiness; conflations of privately profitable patent interests and overall human betterment; and elisions between raw data and techno-optimisms myth-making capacity. Founder of Harvards Science, Technology and Society program, Sheila Jasanoff makes an urgent and eloquent case for restoring broadly democratic humanistic complexity to the governing bodies that govern our bodies."Patricia Williams, Columbia Law School "For those of us concerned with equitable distribution of technology, biodiversity, and the long-term health of the Earth, here is a thoughtful and up-to-date resource from an experienced scholar very close to the exponentially shifting events of risk and hope."George Church, Wyss Institute, Harvard University "This timely and important work is a powerful reminder that we are still in the midst of a scientific revolution that demands shared decision-making regarding the boundary between natural and artificial life — what life is — as well as what life is for."Doron Weber, The Washington Post"An insightful, ambitious and sophisticated overview of the difficulties faced in protecting humanistic understandings of life when they intersect with the understandings of life offered by the post-genetic life sciences."Metascience Review Text " Can Science Make Sense of Life? highlights critical perversions in our present governance of biotechnology: confusions between decoding genetic structures and engineering happiness; conflations of privately profitable patent interests and overall human betterment; and elisions between raw data and techno-optimisms myth-making capacity. Founder of Harvards Science, Technology and Society program, Sheila Jasanoff makes an urgent and eloquent case for restoring broadly democratic humanistic complexity to the governing bodies that govern our bodies." Patricia Williams, Columbia Law School "For those of us concerned with equitable distribution of technology, biodiversity, and the long-term health of the Earth, here is a thoughtful and up-to-date resource from an experienced scholar very close to the exponentially shifting events of risk and hope." George Church, Wyss Institute, Harvard University "This timely and important work is a powerful reminder that we are still in the midst of a scientific revolution that demands shared decision-making regarding the boundary between natural and artificial life -- what life is -- as well as what life is for." Doron Weber, The Washington Post "An insightful, ambitious and sophisticated overview of the difficulties faced in protecting humanistic understandings of life when they intersect with the understandings of life offered by the post-genetic life sciences." Metascience Review Quote " Can Science Make Sense of Life? highlights critical perversions in our present governance of biotechnology: confusions between decoding genetic structures and engineering happiness; conflations of privately profitable patent interests and overall human betterment; and elisions between raw data and techno-optimisms myth-making capacity. Founder of Harvards Science, Technology and Society program, Sheila Jasanoff makes an urgent and eloquent case for restoring broadly democratic humanistic complexity to the governing bodies that govern our bodies." Patricia Williams, Columbia Law School "For those of us concerned with equitable distribution of technology, biodiversity, and the long-term health of the Earth, here is a thoughtful and up-to-date resource from an experienced scholar very close to the exponentially shifting events of risk and hope." George Church, Wyss Institute, Harvard University "This timely and important work is a powerful reminder that we are still in the midst of a scientific revolution that demands shared decision-making regarding the boundary between natural and artificial life -- what life is -- as well as what life is for." Doron Weber, The Washington Post Details ISBN1509522719 Pages 156 Year 2018 ISBN-10 1509522719 ISBN-13 9781509522712 Format Paperback Imprint Polity Press Place of Publication Oxford Country of Publication United Kingdom Series New Human Frontiers DEWEY 501 Publication Date 2018-11-30 Language English UK Release Date 2018-11-30 NZ Release Date 2018-11-30 Author Sheila Jasanoff Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd Alternative 9781509522705 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2018-11-29 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! 30 DAY RETURN POLICY No questions asked, 30 day returns! FREE DELIVERY No matter where you are in the UK, delivery is free. SECURE PAYMENT Peace of mind by paying through PayPal and eBay Buyer Protection TheNile_Item_ID:131434531;

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