I think that if you have a technology like modern, human biotechnology that offers great benefits but also has these potential downsides, it’s very simple what you do: you regulate it.
Click play to listen. Recorded on October 31, 2002.
Since his triumphant post-Cold War declaration of “the end of history” in 1989, Francis Fukuyama has attracted the world’s attention. Now, at the dawning of another new age, Fukuyama has again produced a defining work, Our Posthuman Future: Consequences of the Biotechnology Revolution.
Guided by the great philosophers and mindful of the dystopian visions of Huxley and Orwell, Our Posthuman Future outlines the potential dangers inherent in today’s dizzying advances in biotechnology—from eugenics to designer babies, from the destruction of our notion of equality to the very negation of human nature. Fukuyama considers the potentially dehumanizing effects of unchecked scientific advancement, expressing his utmost respect for humanity.
