Embodiment and everyday cyborgs technologies that alter subjectivity

This electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. Your organs are failing and require replacement. If you had the choice, would you prefer organs from other humans or non-human animals, or would you choose a 'cybernetic' medical implan...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Otros Autores: Haddow, Gillian, author (author), Haddow, Gill, contributor (contributor)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Manchester, England : Manchester University Press [2021]
Colección:Inscriptions (Manchester University Press)
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front matter
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of tables
  • Acknowledgements
  • Introduction
  • 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
  • References
  • Index