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.
Language
English
Pages
318
Format
Paperback
Publisher
School for Advanced Research Press
Release
March 01, 1998
ISBN
0933452977
ISBN 13
9780933452978
Cyborgs and Citadels: Anthropological Interventions in Emerging Sciences and Technologies
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.