Promethean Ambitions: Alchemy and the Quest to Perfect Nature by William R. Newman

Promethean Ambitions: Alchemy and the Quest to Perfect Nature

William R. Newman

352 pages first pub 2004 (editions)

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Promethean Ambitions: Alchemy and the Quest to Perfect Nature by William R. Newman is a absorbing read for anyone fascinated by the intersection of science, philosophy, and history, particularly those interested in the ongoing debate between the natural and the artificial, and the implications of human creation on our understanding of the world.

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In an age when the nature of reality is complicated daily by advances in bioengineering, cloning, and artificial intelligence, it is easy to forget that the ever-evolving boundary between nature and technology has long been a source of ethical and...

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