Brave New Worlds: Staying Human in the Genetic Future

by Bryan Appleyard

Book Overview

Bryan Appleyard doesn't really have much new to say about the future of human society in the face of genetic science advances, but he states his arguments simply, precisely, and quickly. In fact,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0670869899
• ISBN13: 9780670869893
• Release Date: August 1998
• Publisher: Viking Books
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.4" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Excellent antidote to Dawkins and E O Wilson

Appleyard writes in a clear concise style and knows his subject extremely well. Although not a scientist he doesn't hesitate to take on the high priests of scientism, asking how many times before science has claimed to have the answer to everything, and how many times before has it been proved wrong.His main thrust however is that lay people need to question scientists and take responsibility for the use of new discoveries. Taking the cloning of Dolly the sheep as his starting point he forecasts the likely effects unquestioning acceptance of the use of such techniques will have on human reproduction; suggesting that without realising it we could be heading for a new type of eugenics, just as immoral as the terrible experiments the world has seen in the past.