The Natural and the Artefactual

Download or read book The Natural and the Artefactual written by Keekok Lee and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 1999 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Independent philosopher Lee (recently of the U. of Manchester) attends to the deeper implications of ecologically insensitive technology beyond its polluting effects. Contrasting modern with premodern worldviews provides the context for exploring how new sciences like biotechnology require an expanded environmental ethos encompassing both the biotic and the abiotic. The author considers misconceived the notions of nature as either a work of art or a mere social construct per some postmodern thinking. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR