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Shoffstall, Grant – Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society, 2010
This essay takes as its chief point of departure Jacques Ellul's contention that imaginative treatments of malevolent technology in antitechnological science fiction, by way of inviting rejection, refusal, dismissal, or condemnation, conspire in facilitating human acceptance of and adjustment to technology as it otherwise presently is. The author…
Descriptors: Science Fiction, Science and Society, Technological Advancement, Human Body
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Smith, George P.; Hall, Clare – Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 1987
Analyzes three central problems which adversely affect use, development, and perfection of cryonic suspension of individuals: the extent to which a physician may be guilty of malpractice in assisting with a suspension; the need for a recognition of suspension; and the present effect of the law's anachronistic treatment of estate devolution upon a…
Descriptors: Biology, Court Litigation, Human Body, Legal Problems
Franks, Betty Barclay; Howard, Mary Kay – 1979
The technology being developed today will create an extensive array of new legal problems for the citizens of the future. This booklet outlines a study unit designed to introduce today's students to these problems and to the factors that will have to be considered in their solution. The course is organized around five topics: the changing nature…
Descriptors: Citizenship, Civil Liberties, Course Descriptions, Crime
Hawke, Sharryl – 1974
Realizing that all students have to deal with death at some time, yet receive no formal education in the subject, Alex Kramer, a high school teacher at Moon High School, Corapolis, Pennsylvania, decided to create a program which would give students an opportunity to study death and the process of dying as integral parts of life. Kramer's goals,…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Behavioral Sciences, Beliefs, Community Resources