The Boundaries of humanity : humans, animals, machines / edited by James J. Sheehan and Morton Sosna.

Other author Sheehan, James J.
Other author Sosna, Morton.
Format Book
Publication InfoBerkeley : University of California Press, ©1991.
Descriptionx, 274 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subjects

Contents Prologue : making sense of humanity / Bernard Williams -- Humans and animals. Introduction / James J. Sheehan -- The horror of monsters / Arnold I. Davidson -- The animal connection / Harriet Ritvo -- Language and ideology in evolutionary theory : reading cultural norms into natural law / Evelyn Fox Keller -- Human nature and culture : biology and the residue of uniqueness / Melvin Konner -- Reflections on biology and culture / John Dupré -- Humans and machines. Introduction / James J. Sheehan -- The meaning of the mechanistic age / Roger Hahn -- Metaphors for mind, theories of mind : should the humanities mind? / Allen Newell -- Thinking machines : Can there be? Are we? / Terry Winograd -- Romantic reactions : paradoxical responses to the computer presence / Sherry Turkle -- Biology, machines, and humanity / Stuart Hampshire -- Coda / James J. Sheehan.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 90022378
ISBN0520071530 (hard)
ISBN0520072073 (pbk.)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks GN365.9 .B67 1991 ✔ Available Place Hold