An obsession with perpetual youth may seem a particularly modern phenomenon, but it is a goal that western scientists and philosophers have aspired to (and worked towards) for the last four hundred years.
Mortal Coil explores the medical, scientific, and philosophical theories behind the quest for the prolongation of human life. It was a conundrum that intrigued Sir Francis Bacon and underpinned the scientific revolution; ideas of ultimate perfectibility, indefinite progress, and worldly rather than heavenly immortality fed directly into the spirit of the Enlightenment and even further into the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In today's world of genetic research, cryonics, and nanotechnology, we still seek the same elusive philosopher's stone.
From Adam and Eve to human cloning and designer babies, from seventeenth-century lifestyle guides to science fiction, Haycock's gripping story introduces an array of fascinating individuals—René Descartes, Benjamin Franklin, Jonathan Swift, Charles Darwin, and Sigmund Freud as well as a score of unknown figures. Full of extraordinary stories and valuable insights, this is a curious, witty, and captivating exploration into our unceasing desire to live forever.
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Descrizione libro Softcover. Condizione: new. Illustrated. A highly engaging history of humankinds preoccupation with longevity from 1600 to the present dayAn obsession with perpetual youth may seem a particularly modern phenomenon but it is a goal that western scientists and philosophers have aspired to and worked towards for the last four hundred yearsMortal Coil explores the medical scientific and philosophical theories behind the quest for the prolongation of human life It was a conundrum that intrigued Sir Francis Bacon and underpinned the scientific revolution ideas of ultimate perfectibility indefinite progress and worldly rather than heavenly immortality fed directly into the spirit of the Enlightenment and even further into the nineteenth and twentieth centuries In todays world of genetic research cryonics and nanotechnology we still seek the same elusive philosophers stoneFrom Adam and Eve to human cloning and designer babies from seventeenthcentury lifestyle guides to science fiction Haycocks gripping story introduces an array of fascinating individualsRen Descartes Benjamin Franklin Jonathan Swift Charles Darwin and Sigmund Freud as well as a score of unknown figures Full of extraordinary stories and valuable insights this is a curious witty and captivating exploration into our unceasing desire to live forever. Codice articolo DADAX0300158254
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