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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Main Author:	Haddow, Gillian (Author)
Corporate Author:	Walter de Gruyter & Co
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Manchester : Manchester University Press, 2021.
Series:	Inscriptions (Manchester University Press)
Subjects:	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. Electronic books.
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by Haddow, Gillian
Published 2021

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