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  Lyotard and the Inhuman (Postmodern Encounters) (Paperback) By (author) Professor Stuart Sim

  

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  Short Description for Lyotard and the InhumanFor Jean-Francois Lyotard, the cyborg is a symbol of fear Mankind must be aware that it has transgressed the boundaries between the organic and technological, inhabiting a world which views machine implantation in humans as normal and necessary. It implies a future, Lyotard warns, which may dangerously negate the value of humanity itself.
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  • Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
  • Published: 01 April 2001
  • Format: Paperback 80 pages
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  • Categories: Cultural Studies | Impact Of Science & Technology On Society | Ethical & Social Aspects Of Computing | Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -
  • ISBN 13: 9781840462357 ISBN 10: 1840462353
  • Sales rank: 218,532

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• For Jean-Francois Lyotard, the cyborg is a symbol of fear, Mankind already inhabits a world which views machine implantation in humans as normal and necessary. It implies a future, Lyotard warns, which may dangerously negate the value of humanity itself.