Rolston, Holmes, 1932-, authorPhilosophy Documentation Center, publisher2019-03-222019-03-222018Rolston Book Review of Christopher J. Preston, The Synthetic Age: Outdesigning Evolution, Resurrecting Species, and Reengingeering Our World, Environmental Ethics, vol. 40, no. 2 (Summer 2018): 189-191. https://dx.doi.org/10.5840/enviroethics201840218https://hdl.handle.net/10217/194365Summer 2018.Rolston reviews Christopher J. Preston's the Synthetic Age: Outdesigning Evolution, Resurrecting Species, and Reengingeering Our World, published by MIT Press, 2018.Preston has a new worldview, convinced "that humans have utterly transformed the earth" and have a "startling synthetic future." But he should have been more forceful about Anthropocene abuses of power. Further, his discussion of the value of wildness is relegated to a brief, puzzling postscript.born digitalchapters (layout features)engCopyright and other restrictions may apply. User is responsible for compliance with all applicable laws. For information about copyright law, please see https://libguides.colostate.edu/copyright.synthetic agesymbiotic agewildnessecosystemsfuture EarthAnthropocene EpochRolston review of Preston, The Synthetic AgeRolston review of Christopher J. Preston's the Synthetic Age: Outdesigning Evolution, Resurrecting Species, and Reengingeering Our WorldRolston review of Preston's the Synthetic AgeTexthttps://dx.doi.org/10.5840/enviroethics201840218