How to Grow a Human
Adventures in Who We Are and How We Are Made
by Philip Ball
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Pub Date 30 May 2019 | Archive Date 14 Mar 2024
HarperCollins UK, 4th Estate, William Collins | William Collins
Description
A cutting-edge examination of what it means to be human and to have a 'self' in the face of new scientific developments in genetic editing, cloning and neural downloading.
After seeing his own cells used to grow clumps of new neurons – essentially mini-brains – Philip Ball begins to examine the concepts of identity and consciousness. Delving into humanity's deep evolutionary past to look at how complex creatures like us emerged from single-celled life, he offers a new perspective on how humans think about ourselves.
In an age when we are increasingly encouraged to regard the 'self' as an abstract sequence of genetic information, or as a pattern of neural activity that might be 'downloaded' to a computer, he return us to the body – to flesh and blood – and anchors a conception of personhood in this unique and ephemeral mortal coil. How to Build a Human brings us back to ourselves – but in doing so, it challenges old preconceptions and values. It asks us to rethink how we exist in the world.
Available Editions
EDITION | Ebook |
ISBN | 9780008331795 |
PRICE | £4.99 (GBP) |
PAGES | 272 |