商品描述
Merged Evolution charts the implications of two major forces of change, information technology and biotechnology, combined with a third force, that of 'artifactual' information, which is handed down dichronically from computing device to computing device.
Through developments anticipated in the near future, Dr. Goonatilake describes the merging of these three systems, a convergence which will profoundly affect the biological, social, and technical fields much more than previous studies have implied. Together these changes yield an entirely different history - and a different future of the world for life, nature and civilization. This book addresses the broader issue arising from these important developments using the unifying perspective of general evolutionary theory to yield a fresh and profound insight.
Through developments anticipated in the near future, Dr. Goonatilake describes the merging of these three systems, a convergence which will profoundly affect the biological, social, and technical fields much more than previous studies have implied. Together these changes yield an entirely different history - and a different future of the world for life, nature and civilization. This book addresses the broader issue arising from these important developments using the unifying perspective of general evolutionary theory to yield a fresh and profound insight.
商品描述(中文翻譯)
《合併進化》探討了兩個主要變革力量——資訊科技和生物科技，以及第三個力量，即從一個計算設備傳遞到另一個計算設備的「人工」資訊所帶來的影響。通過預期在不久的將來發生的發展，Goonatilake 博士描述了這三個系統的合併，這種趨同將對生物、社會和技術領域產生深遠的影響，遠超過以往研究所暗示的範疇。這些變化共同產生了一個完全不同的歷史——以及一個對生命、自然和文明的世界未來的不同展望。本書利用一般進化理論的統一視角，針對這些重要發展所引發的更廣泛問題，提供了全新而深刻的見解。
