“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 Search2007
AuthorsShouse, Eric
Secondary TitleKB Journal: The Journal of the Kenneth Burke Society
Volume / Edition4.1
Date PublishedFall 2007
KeywordsMale 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.

URLhttp://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.