Embodiment and everyday cyborgs : technologies that alter subjectivity /

If you were in need of an organ transplant, would you prefer organs from other humans or non-human animals, or would you choose a 'cybernetic' medical implant? Using a range of social science methods and drawing on the sociology of the body, biomedicine and technology, this book asks wheth...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haddow, Gillian (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2021.
Colección:Inscriptions (Manchester University Press)
Temas:
Biomedical engineering > Philosophy.
Biomedical engineering > Psychological aspects.
Self.
Subjectivity.
Biomedical engineering.
Cybernetics.
Biomedical Technology
Bionics
Cybernetics
Prostheses and Implants > ethics
Human Body
Ego
Génie biomédical > Philosophie.
Génie biomédical > Aspect psychologique.
Moi (Psychologie)
Génie biomédical.
Bionique.
Cybernétique.
biomedical engineering.
cybernetics.
Political Science / Public Policy / Science & Technology Policy.
Computers / Artificial Intelligence.
Social Science / Sociology.
Biomedical engineering
Self
Subjectivity
biomedicine.
body modification.
cartesian dualism.
cybernetic system.
cyborgs.
identity.
organ transplantation.
phenomenology.
sociology of the body.
xenotransplantation.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : Animal, mechanical and me : technologies that alter subjectivity
  • 1. Ambiguous embodiment and organ transplantation
  • 2. Choosing between animal, mechanical and me?
  • 3. Reclaiming the cyborg
  • 4. Everyday cyborgs and the love-hate cybernetic relationship
  • Conclusion : Towards a future of techno-organ hybridity
  • Index.

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