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At an experimental school on Nantucket Island, Montgomery Hughes discovers a dark secret. In 2032, biotech entrepreneur Sonja Woodward has created a genetic test that can identify a predisposition in teenagers for unethical behavior before they reach adulthood. Those who test positive are sent to Woodward Academy on Nantucket Island. Montgomery Hughes, a high school senior, is among the first students sent to the school. But Monty is there under false pretenses. He switched his test result with another students and is using an alias to hide his identity. Haunted by his disgraced fathers scandal, Monty is convinced hes a bad seed. At Woodward, Monty discovers a dark side to Sonjas ethics-intervention school. Students who dont respond are treated in a secret lab with a technology that alters genes associated with empathy: the equivalent of a high-tech lobotomy. When Montys identity is revealed, Sonjas gene-editing cure offers her the perfect opportunity for punishment-and Monty is scheduled for treatment. The Empathy Academy by Dustin Grinnell is a high-concept philosophical novel that explores the science and perils of using genetic technology to predict and enhance complex human behavior. Would society be possible without empathy? Is everyone born with it? And can empathy be taught to those who dont have it?
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Vânzător: Elefant.ro
Brand: Atmosphere Press
