Merged Evolution: Long-term Complications of Biotechnology and Informatin Technology: 14 (World Futures General Evolution Studies,) - Hardcover

Goonatilake, Susantha

 
9789057005213: Merged Evolution: Long-term Complications of Biotechnology and Informatin Technology: 14 (World Futures General Evolution Studies,)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 9057005212 ISBN 13: 9789057005213
Publisher: Routledge, 1999

Synopsis

Merged Evolution charts the implications of two major forces of change, information technology and biotechnology, combined with a third force, that of 'artifactual' information, which is handed down dichronically from computing device to computing device.
Through developments anticipated in the near future, Dr. Goonatilake describes the merging of these three systems, a convergence which will profoundly affect the biological, social, and technical fields much more than previous studies have implied. Together these changes yield an entirely different history - and a different future of the world for life, nature and civilization. This book addresses the broader issue arising from these important developments using the unifying perspective of general evolutionary theory to yield a fresh and profound insight.

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About the Author

Susantha Goonatilake, Center for Studies of Social Change New School for Social Research New York, New York, USA.

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Publisher
Routledge
Publication date
1999
Language
English
ISBN 10 
9057005212
ISBN 13 
9789057005213
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
282

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