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Description
The Cyborg (short for cybernetic organism) is an entity that mixes the mechanic and the organic, for example people who have implanted pacemakers. The Cyborg Handbook is an initial look at cyborg society and at the range of cyborg technologies.
First Sentence
The problems of natural/artificial dualisms encountered by cyborgs are similar to those which plague activists and theorists in the long historical battles against racism.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Heidi J. Figueroa-Sarriera (Author)
- Steven Mentor
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