Edward Regis, Jr (born 1944) — known as Ed Regis — is an American philosopher, educator and author. He specializes in books and articles about science, philosophy and intelligence. His topics have included nanotechnology, transhumanism and biological warfare. His articles have appeared in several scientific magazines, including Scientific American, Harper's Magazine, Wired, Discover, The New York Times, Journal of Philosophy, Ethics and the American Philosophical Quarterly.

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Regis was born in 1944. He received a Ph.D in Philosophy from New York University.[citation needed] Regis and his wife live in the mountains near Camp David, in Maryland.[1]

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  • Gewirth's Ethical Rationalism: Critical Essays, with a Reply by Alan Gewirth. University of Chicago Press. 1984. ISBN 0-226-70691-5.
  • Extraterrestrials: Science and Alien Intelligence. Cambridge University Press. 1985. ISBN 0521262275.

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  1. ^ "The Author". Scientific American. 300 (3): 42. March 2009.

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