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9780933452978: Cyborgs & Citadels (School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series)

Sinopsis

Some of the country's most influential thinkers use anthropological methods and theories to examine the practices and practitioners of contemporary science, technology, and medicine in the United States. The authors explore such questions as how science gains authority to direct truth practices, the boundaries between humans and machines, and how science, technology, and medicine contribute to the fashioning of selves.

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Some of the country's most influential thinkers use anthropological methods and theories to examine the practices and practitioners of contemporary science, technology, and medicine in the United States. The authors explore such questions as how science gains authority to direct truth practices, the boundaries between humans and machines, and how science, technology, and medicine contribute to the fashioning of selves.

Biografía del autor

Joseph Dumit is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Science & Technology Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is a coeditor of "Cyborgs & Citadels" and "Cyborg Babies" and Associate Editor of the journal "Culture, Medicine & Psychiatry."

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9780933452961: Cyborgs & Citadels: Anthropological Interventions in Emerging Sciences and Technologies (School for Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series)

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ISBN 10:  0933452969 ISBN 13:  9780933452961
Editorial: School of American Research Pres..., 1998
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