“Suicide: Or the Future of Medicine. (A ‘Satire by Entelechy’ of Biotechnology)”
Title | “Suicide: Or the Future of Medicine. (A ‘Satire by Entelechy’ of Biotechnology)” |
Year for Search | 2007 |
Authors | Shouse, Eric |
Secondary Title | KB Journal: The Journal of the Kenneth Burke Society |
Volume / Edition | 4.1 |
Date Published | Fall 2007 |
Keywords | Male author, US author |
Annotation | Primarily a commentary on Kenneth Burke’s satire “Waste or the Future of Prosperity” (1930) but a short section, “A satire by Entelechy of Biotechnology,” projects a future in which nanotechnology will be used to rid the world of the “active seniors” who are collecting their pensions without contributing to society. |
URL | http://www.kbjournal.org/shouse |
Info Notes | Primarily a commentary on Kenneth Burke’s satire “Waste or the Future of Prosperity” (1930. |
Author Note | The author is a Professor of Communication at East Carolina University. |
Full Text | 2007 Shouse, Eric. “Suicide: Or the Future of Medicine. (A ‘Satire by Entelechy’ of Biotechnology).” KB Journal: The Journal of the Kenneth Burke Society 4.1 (Fall 2007). http://www.kbjournal.org/shouse. Primarily a commentary on Kenneth Burke’s satire “Waste or the Future of Prosperity” (1930) but a short section, “A satire by Entelechy of Biotechnology,” projects a future in which nanotechnology will be used to rid the world of the “active seniors” who are collecting their pensions without contributing to society. The author is a Professor of Communication at East Carolina University. |