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Culture Clash : Law and Science in America.

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It is an article of faith in America that scientific advances will lead to wondrous progress in our daily lives. Americans proudly support scientific research that yields stunning breakthroughs and Nobel prizes. We relish the ensuing debate about the implications--moral, ethical, practical--of these...

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Main Author: Goldberg, Steven
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : NYU Press, 1994.
Subjects:
Science and law.
Research > Law and legislation > United States.
Sciences et droit.
Recherche > Droit > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
Research > Law and legislation
Science and law
United States
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:It is an article of faith in America that scientific advances will lead to wondrous progress in our daily lives. Americans proudly support scientific research that yields stunning breakthroughs and Nobel prizes. We relish the ensuing debate about the implications--moral, ethical, practical--of these advances. Will genetic engineering change our basic nature? Will artificial intelligence challenge our sense of human uniqueness? And yet the actual implementation of these technologies is often sluggish and much-delayed. From Star Trek to Jurassic Park, the American imagination has always been fasci.
Physical Description:1 online resource (272 pages)
ISBN:9780814733486
0814733484