Daedalus: Science and the Future: A Paper Read to the Heretics, Cambridge, on February 4th, 1923 - Softcover

Haldane, John Burdon Sanderson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1025583973 ISBN 13: 9781025583976

Publisher: Tradd Street Press, 2026

Synopsis

"Daedalus; Or, Science and the Future" is a visionary and provocative exploration of the potential impact of scientific discovery on human society. Based on a lecture delivered by the renowned scientist J. B. S. Haldane at Cambridge, this influential work examines how advances in biology, chemistry, and physics might reshape the future of the human race.

Haldane introduces groundbreaking concepts such as ectogenesis-the development of human embryos in artificial environments-and discusses the profound moral and ethical dilemmas posed by genetic engineering and biotechnological innovation. By drawing parallels with the Greek myth of Daedalus, the author warns of the dual nature of scientific progress: its power to create and its potential for destruction. A foundational text in the field of futurology and a precursor to modern transhumanist thought, "Daedalus; Or, Science and the Future" remains a compelling study of the relationship between human values and technological evolution. This work offers a fascinating glimpse into early 20th-century scientific optimism and the enduring questions surrounding the limits of human intervention in nature.

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Edition details

• Publisher: Tradd Street Press
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1025583973
• ISBN 13: 9781025583976
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 122