Where does my body begin? Where does it end? What is inside my
body? What is outside? What is primary? What is secondary? What is
natural? What is artificial? Science fiction has long imagined a
future fusion of humanity with technology. Today, many of
us—especially people with health issues such as autoimmune
diseases—have functionally become hybrids connected to other
machines and to other bodies. The combination of artificial
intelligence with implants, transplants, prostheses, and genetic
reprogramming is transforming medical research and treatment, and
it is now also transforming what we thought was human nature. Mark
C. Taylor identifies this process as “intervolution” and
explores how it is weaving together smart things and smart bodies
to create new forms of life. Our wired bodies are no longer
freestanding individuals, but interconnected nodes in worldwide
networks. Recognizing this transformation overturns deeply
entrenched distinctions and oppositions between minds and bodies.
Intervolution reveals that we are already cyborgs, integral cogs in
what will become a superorganism of bodies and things.
General
| Imprint: |
Columbia University Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
No Limits |
| Release date: |
November 2020 |
| Firstpublished: |
2021 |
| Authors: |
Mark C Taylor
(Chair and Professor)
|
| Dimensions: |
198 x 129 x 17mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
224 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-231-19821-9 |
| Categories: |
Books
Promotions
|
| LSN: |
0-231-19821-3 |
| Barcode: |
9780231198219 |
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