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1 online resource (301 pages). |
Series |
Popular Culture and Philosophy ; v.82 |
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Popular culture and philosophy.
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Note |
Print version record. |
Contents |
Thanks; We Spared No Expense; I. PRESENT AT THE CREATION; 1. Damn You, Michael Crichton!; 2. Let the Raptors Run!; 3. The Past in a Petri Dish; 4. Runaway Memes; 5. Beer and Dinosaurs; II. LIFE HAS LOST ITS WAY; 6. Why Not Play God?; 7. Is the Essence in the Amber?; 8. Bring Back the Dinosaurs!; 9. Flea-Market Capitalism; 10. Do Dinosaurs Really Scare Us?; III. UNNATURAL SELECTION; 11. What's It Like to Be a T. rex?; 12. Feathering the Truth; 13. Raptor Rights; 14. If Dinosaurs Were People. . .; 15. Who Gets a Second Chance?; IV. STAYING ALIVE; 16. Superiority Is Our Weakness? |
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17. You Monkeywrenching Bastard!18. What We Leave Behind; 19. It's Only Natural to Blame Technology; 20. Decline of the Meatosaurus; 21. How Ethics Can Save You from Being Eaten; V. DEATH IS MY DESTINATION; 22. When You Go Extinct, You Don't Get to Come Back; 23. Playing God in Jurassic Park; 24. How Much Are Your Grandchildren Worth?; 25. Chaos and the Inevitable Collapse; 26. A T. rex Swallowed My Pride; 27. How to Avoid Extinction; Velociwriters; Genetic Markers. |
Summary |
Twenty-one philosophers join forces to 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 is immense, including greater understanding of biology leading to immeasurable medical benefits, but should we choose to. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Subject |
Jurassic Park (Motion picture)
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Jurassic Park (Motion picture) (OCoLC)fst01380922
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PERFORMING ARTS -- Reference.
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Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Added Author |
Watkins, Jessica.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Michaud, Nicolas. Jurassic Park and Philosophy : The Truth Is Terrifying. New York : Open Court, ©2014 9780812698473 |
ISBN |
9780812698503 (electronic bk.) |
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0812698509 (electronic bk.) |
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