Nicholas Agar Books
The Sceptical Optimist: Why Technology Isn'T The Answer To Everything
By Nicholas Agar, Agar, Nicholas
Radical optimism and the technology bias -- Is there a law of technological progress? -- Does technological progress make us happier? -- The new paradox of progress -- We need technological progres...
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How to Be Human in the Digital Economy
An argument in favor of finding a place for humans (and humanness) in the future digital economy.In the digital economy, accountants, baristas, and cashiers can be automated out of employment; so c...
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Ethical Issues In Biotechnology
By Richard Sherlock, American Association For The Advancement Of Science., Eds, Nicholas Agar, Miguel Altieri, John D. Morrey, F H. Bach Et. Al, Coalition Of Americans For Research Ethics
Ethical Issues in Biotechnology is the first textbook of its kind, written collaboratively by a philosopher and a biologist to provide undergraduate students with a comprehensive, accessible introd...
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Liberal Eugenics: In Defence Of Human Enhancement
Public debate about the use of genetic technology is dominated by fears of a Huxleyan ‘Brave New World’ or a return to the fascist eugenics of the past. In this controversial book, philosopher Nich...
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The Sceptical Optimist: Why Technology Isn'T The Answer To Everything
By Nicholas Agar, Agar, Nicholas
Radical optimism and the technology bias -- Is there a law of technological progress? -- Does technological progress make us happier? -- The new paradox of progress -- We need technological progres...
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