Merged Evolution
Long-term Complications of Biotechnology and Informatin Technology
1st Edition
Published on 31. October 2013
282 pages
978-1-134-38978-0 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
File size
13,75 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-38978-0 (9781134389780)
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Person
Susantha Goonatilake, Center for Studies of Social Change New School for Social Research New York, New York, USA.
Content
Introduction I THREE LINEAGES AND TWO TECHNOLOGIES 1 Biological Evolution: The Genetic Lineage 2 The Cultural Stream of Science 3 The Computer Information Flowline 4 The Exosomatic Lineage Develops Its Autonomy 5 Biotechnology II THE THREE LINEAGES MERGE 6 The Merging of Culture and Artificial Information 7 The Merging of Culture and Genes 8 The Merging of Biology and Computing III CONSEQUENCES 9 The Macro Properties of Merged Evolution 10 An Extended Sociology: The Structure of New Communities
