Christopher Preston: Philosopher for the Synthetic Age

Creators

Justin W. Angle, University of Montana - Missoula

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Interviewer(s)

Justin Angle

Interviewee(s)

Christopher Preston

Description

This week we chat with Christopher Preston, Professor of Philosophy at University of Montana. Christopher recently published The Synthetic Age: Outdesigning Evolution, Resurrecting Species, and Reengineering Our World. The central argument of the book is that human beings have fundamentally altered the planet in a manner unprecedented in history. We chat talk about the areas in which this is happening - climate, genetics, artificial intelligence, etc. It's fascinating, horrifying, inspiring, and humbling all at the same time. Christopher makes a compelling case that the world needs philosophy now more than ever.

Date Published

2018

Language

eng

Run Time

36 minutes, 23 seconds

Digital File Format

audio/mp3

Document Type

Podcast

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.

Recommended Citation

Angle, Justin W., "Christopher Preston: Philosopher for the Synthetic Age" (2018). A New Angle Podcasts. 16.
https://scholarworks.umt.edu/anewangle_podcasts/16