Designing human practices : an experiment with synthetic biology / Paul Rabinow and Gaymon Bennett.
| Author/creator | Rabinow, Paul |
| Other author | Bennett, Gaymon, 1972- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Chicago ; London : The University of Chicago Press, [2012] |
| Description | viii, 203 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | A productive experiment -- Human practices: diagnosis. The setting. SynBERC: the Synthetic Biology Engineering Research Center ; Principles of design, 2006-2007: from bioethics to human practices ; Interfacing the human and biosciences 2007: three modes ; Synthetic biology 2008: from manifestos to ramifying research programs ; Lessons learned 2009: from discordancy to indeterminacy -- Human practices: inquiry. Recapitulation and reorientation 2009: the first wave of human practices ; The second wave of synthetic biology 2009: from parts to ontological domains ; A mode 3 experiment: figuring dual-use -- from safety to malice ; Toward the second wave of human practices 2010: figures of dual-use, biopower, and reconstruction ; Lessons learned 2010: from indeterminacy to discordancy. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-199) and index. |
| LCCN | 2011040160 |
| ISBN | 9780226703138 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 0226703134 (cloth : alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 9780226703145 (paperback : alkaline paper) |
| ISBN | 0226703142 (paperback : alkaline paper) |
| Standard identifier# | 7312414 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | TA164 .R33 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |