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THE POLITICS OF EMERGING STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGIES
IMPLICATIONS FOR GEOPOLITICS, HUMAN ENHANCEMENT AND HUMAN DESTINY |
| By: |
Nayef R. F. Al-Rodhan |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£69.00 |
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| ISBN 10: |
023030494X |
| ISBN 13: |
9780230304949 |
| Publisher: |
PALGRAVE MACMILLAN |
| Pub. date: |
28 April, 2011 |
| Series: |
St Antony's Series |
| Description: |
Examines key trends in emerging strategic technologies and the implications for geopolitics and human dignity. Al-Rodhan argues that future evolution into transhumans is inevitable. In preparation, the global community is urged to establish strict moral and legal guidelines balancing innovation with the guarantee of dignity for all. |
| Synopsis: |
Emerging technologies hold great promise but also pose major challenges to global politics, national and international security, human dignity and human destiny. This book examines the latest innovations, key trends and geopolitical and human implications of emerging strategic technologies such as Biotechnology, Nanotechnology and Artificial Intelligence. The potential use and misuse of these technologies in human enhancement (physical and cognitive) is considered to be one of the major challenges of our time. Nayef Al-Rodhan argues that human enhancement and the future evolution into transhumans is inevitable. To prepare for these potential existential threats, the global community is urged to establish strict moral and legal guidelines that balance the need for innovation with the guarantee of dignity for all |
| Illustrations: |
4, 4 black & white illustrations |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Palgrave Macmillan |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |