Ethics in an Age of Technology - Ian G. Barbour
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The Gifford Lectures have challenged our greatest thinkers to relate the worlds of religion, philosophy, and science. Now Ian Barbour has joined ranks with such Gifford lecturers as William James, Carl Jung, and Reinhold Neibuhr. In 1989 Barbour presented his first series of Gifford Lectures, published as Religion in an Age of Science. In 1990 he returned to Scotland to present his second series, dealing with ethical issues arising from technology and exploring the relationship of human and environmental values to science, philosophy, and religion and showing why these values are relevant to technological policy decisions. In examine the conflicting ethics and assumptions that lead to divergent views and technology, Barbour analyzes three social values: justice, participatory freedom, and economic development. He defends such environmental principles as resource sustainability, environmental protection, and respect for all forms of life. He present case studies in agriculture, energy policy, genetic engineeri...
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(XIX) 312 p. Paperback (Pages yellowed, otherwise in very good condition.) New York, HarperCollins 1993 [Auteur: Barbour, Ian] [Jaar: 1993] [Titel: Ethics in an Age of Technology. The Gifford Lectures 1989-1991 Volume 2]
