Polity, Date: 2003. Hardcover, no dust jacket. Slightly worn boards. Very good otherwise. 127 pages. 2003. Polity ISBN 0745629865 9780745629865 [US]

Polity, Date: 2003-04-25. Hardcover. Good. 2003. Polity ISBN 0745629865 9780745629865 [US]

Cambridge: Polity Press, Date: 2003. Essays based on transcriptions of lectures, mostly exploring the ethical implications of genetic engineering and "the tension between science and religion in the modern world". Small hardcover in jacket, as pictured. Light wear to book & jacket; near fine, clean & unmarked. Viii, 127 pages; notes. . First Edition in English. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. Small Octavo. 2003. Polity Press ISBN 0745629865 9780745629865 [US]

London, England: The Polity Press, Date: 2003. First Edition. First Printing.. Hardcover. Fine/Fine Dust Jacket.. London, England: The Polity Press, 2003. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. First Edition/First Printing. 128 pages. Collection of essays on subject. One of the most important philosophical texts of our time. The first appearance of the title in English and in the United Kingdom. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. Published in a small and limited first print run as a hardcover original only. There is no American Edition. The First Edition is now scarce. Presents Jurgen Habermas' "The Future of Human Nature" in a felicitous English translation. His thoughtful and necessary reflections on religion, science, and technology. "Recent developments in bio-technology and genetic research are raising complex ethical questions concerning the legitimate scope and limits of genetic intervention. As we begin to contemplate the possibility of intervening in the human genome to prevent diseases, we cannot help but feel that the human species might soon be able to take its biological evolution in its own hands. His analysis is guided by the view that genetic manipulation is bound up with the identity and self-understanding of the species. We cannot rule out the possibility that knowledge of one's own hereditary factors may prove to be restrictive for the choice of an individual's way of life and may undermine the symmetrical ...

Hardback. New. In this book Jurgen Habermas - the most influential philosopher and social thinker in Germany today - takes up the question of genetic engineering and its ethical implications and subjects it to careful philosophical scrutiny. ISBN 0745629865 9780745629865 [GB]

ISBN10: 0745629865, ISBN13: 9780745629865, [publisher: Polity Pr] Hardcover 127 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.
[Exeter, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2003]

Polity Pr 2003 Hardcover New 127 pages. 8.75x5.75x0.50 inches.