Jurassic Park and Philosophy: The Truth Is Terrifying

by Nicolas Michaud

Book Overview

Twenty-one philosophers investigate the implications of the Jurassic Park franchise for our lives, our values, and our future. Human beings live and thrive by modifying nature, but when do the risks of changing nature outweigh the likely benefits? If it's true that "Life will find a way," should we view any modified or newly reconstituted life as a hazard? The new scientific information we could gain by bringing back T. Rex or other dinosaurs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812698479
• ISBN13: 9780812698473
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Open Court
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.9"