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Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age
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Plot Summary of Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age
"The author, a journalist whose previous books have addressed global warming, limiting family size, television content, and other ecological and energy issues, takes on recent and pending technologies which he suggests may change what it means to be human: cloning, advanced robotics, and nanotechnology. Examining the developments of the past few decades without getting either too technical or philosophical, McKibben asks whether it is not time for us to say "enough" -- to declare that just because we could do something, that does not mean we must. Although he doesn't present a rock hard case, he certainly poses the questions we all should be asking ourselves."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar



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Kind Of History
Time of history: - 1990's - 1980's - 1970's
Nationality? - American--General
History of a science? Yes
Kind of science - Many kinds

Subjects of this Historical Account
Is the portrayal sympathetic? - Somewhat unsympathetic
Intelligence of subject of history: - Smart

Setting
If applicable, liberal/conservative? - Historian is moderately liberal

Style
How much gore? - 1 ()
How fast-paced is the book? - 4 ()
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Book makes you feel... - thoughtful
How much focus on stories of individuals? - Focuses on brief history of a lot of players
How much romance? - 1 ()
Minor characters feature lots of: - businessmen
Pictures/Illustrations? - None
Length of book - 201-250 pages
How much emphasis on small details? - 3 ()
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