Cyborgs & Citadels by Gary Lee Downey

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Summary

From a week-long seminar in October 1993 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, 11 essays explore such questions as the Citadel problem of how science gains authority to direct truth practices; the boundaries between humans and machines; and the Cyborg problem of how science, technology, and medicine contribute

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Cyborgs & Citadels by Gary Lee Downey

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.
Gary Lee Downey is Director of the Center for Science and Technology Studies at Virginia Tech.
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ISBN 13 9780933452978
ISBN 10 0933452977
Title Cyborgs & Citadels
Author Gary Lee Downey
Series School For Advanced Research Advanced Seminar Series
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher SAR Press
Year published 1998-01-30
Number of pages 328
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