Natural-Born Cyborgs : Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence
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A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See the seller’s listing for full details and description of any imperfections.
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| Seller Notes: | “Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less” |
| Format: | Hardcover | Author: | Andy Clark |
| Publication Year: | 2003 | Weight: | 1.25 lbs |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Product Group: | Book |
| Language: | English | IsTextBook: | Yes |
| Binding: | Hardcover | ISBN: |
9780195148664 |
| EAN: |
9780195148664 |
Natural-Born Cyborgs : Minds, Technologies, and the Future of Human Intelligence
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| From Robocop to the Terminator to Eve 8, no image better captures our deepest fears about technology than the cyborg, the person who is both flesh and metal, brain and electronics. But philosopher and cognitive scientist Andy Clark sees it differently. Cyborgs, he writes, are not something tobe feared–we already are cyborgs.In Natural-Born Cyborgs, Clark argues that what makes humans so different from other species is our capacity to fully incorporate tools and supporting cultural practices into our existence. Technology as simple as writing on a sketchpad, as familiar as Google or a cellular phone, and aspotentially revolutionary as mind-extending neural implants–all exploit our brains’ astonishingly plastic nature. Our minds are primed to seek out and incorporate non-biological resources, so that we actually think and feel through our best technologies. Drawing on his expertise in cognitivescience, Clark demonstrates that our sense of self and of physical presence can be expanded to a remarkable extent, placing the long-existing telephone and the emerging technology of telepresence on the same continuum. He explores ways in which we have adapted our lives to make use of technology(the measurement of time, for example, has wrought enormous changes in human existence), as well as ways in which increasingly fluid technologies can adapt to individual users during normal use. Bio-technological unions, Clark argues, are evolving with a speed never seen before in history. As weenter an age of wearable computers, sensory augmentation, wireless devices, intelligent environments, thought-controlled prosthetics, and rapid-fire information search and retrieval, the line between the user and her tools grows thinner day by day. “This double whammy of plastic brains andincreasingly responsive and well-fitted tools creates an unprecedented opportunity for ever-closer kinds of human-machine merger,” he writes, arguing that such a merger is entirely natural.A stunning new look at the human brain and the human self, Natural Born Cyborgs reveals how our technology is indeed inseparable from who we are and how we think. | |
| Product Identifiers | |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| ISBN-10 | 0195148665 |
| ISBN-13 | 9780195148664 |
| eBay Product ID (ePID) | 2443459 |
| Product Key Features | |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Publication Year | 2003 |
| Language | English |
| Dimensions | |
| Weight | 19.2 Oz |
| Width | 9.6in. |
| Height | 0.9in. |
| Length | 6.4in. |
| Additional Product Features | |
| Dewey Edition | 21 |
| Illustrated | Yes |
| Dewey Decimal | 303.48/34 |
| Age Level | Trade |
| Copyright Date | 2003 |
| Author | Andy Clark |
| Lc Classification Number | T14.5.C58 2003 |
| Reviews | “Andy Clark’s lucid book is itself one act in the larger Cognitive Drama that it so clearly portrays. We humans are already ‘Cyborgs,’ and have been for thousands of years, blissfully and profitably embedded in a culture-wide family of Powerful Cognitive Mechanisms, one of which is TheWidely-Read Book–like this one! Read it, and see yourself as never before.” –Paul M. Churchland, past president of the American Philosophical Association, and author of The Engine of Reason, The Seat of the Soul, “This is a marvelous book, one I intend to use and reuse. I want to teacha course using it. I want to tell my friends. The neatest part is that it isboth fun and deep, a hard trick to pull off, but Clark managed wonderfully. Hecombines a broad array of insights and stories into a charming, yet profound,excursion into what it means to be human as more and more we rely upon–and mayeven be coupled to–our technology. I read it in a day, but I know I will returnto it often.”–Donald Norman, Professor of Computer Science, NorthwesternUniversity, and author of Emotional Design, “A book that is at once profound, ground breaking, and delightful reading. Clark, more than anybody, understands how human nature is shaped by the technology and culture through which it finds expression. Bravo!” –Jerome Bruner, University Professor, New York University, and author of Making Stories “Highly interesting, provocative and easy to read…. Natural-Born Cyborgs is impressive and entertaining, giving the book a potentially wide audience that includes those interested in cognitive science, performance art and the philosophy of mind.”– Nature “In this lively and provocative treatise, Clark declares that we are, in fact, ‘human technology symbionts’ or ‘natural-born cyborgs,’ always seeking ways to enhance our biological mental capacities through technology, an intriguing claim he supports with a brisk history of biotechnology mergers, which currently range from pacemakers to the way a pilot of a commercial airplane is but one component in an elaborate ‘biotechnological problem-solving matrix.'”– San Diego Union-Tribune “This is a marvelous book, one I intend to use and reuse. I want to teach a course using it. I want to tell my friends. The neatest part is that it is both fun and deep, a hard trick to pull off, but Clark managed wonderfully. He combines a broad array of insights and stories into a charming, yet profound, excursion into what it means to be human as more and more we rely upon–and may even be coupled to–our technology. I read it in a day, but I know I will return to it often.”–Donald Norman, Professor of Computer Science, Northwestern University, and author of Emotional Design “Andy Clark has given us an exciting yet realistic vision of what lies ahead. If you’ve ever wondered what Cyborgs are really all about, this is where you will find your answers.” –Kevin Warwick, Professor of Cybernetics, University of Reading, and author of I, Cyborg, “A book that is at once profound, ground breaking, and delightful reading. Clark, more than anybody, understands how human nature is shaped by the technology and culture through which it finds expression. Bravo!”–Jerome Bruner, University Professor, New York University, and author of MakingStories, “Highly interesting, provocative and easy to read…. Natural-Born Cyborgsis impressive and entertaining, giving the book a potentially wide audience thatincludes those interested in cognitive science, performance art and thephilosophy of mind.”–Nature, “A book that is at once profound, ground breaking, and delightful reading. Clark, more than anybody, understands how human nature is shaped by the technology and culture through which it finds expression. Bravo!” –Jerome Bruner, University Professor, New York University, and author ofMakingStories “Highly interesting, provocative and easy to read….Natural-Born Cyborgsis impressive and entertaining, giving the book a potentially wide audience that includes those interested in cognitive science, performance art and the philosophy of mind.”–Nature “In this lively and provocative treatise, Clark declares that we are, in fact, ‘human technology symbionts’ or ‘natural-born cyborgs,’ always seeking ways to enhance our biological mental capacities through technology, an intriguing claim he supports with a brisk history of biotechnology mergers, which currently range from pacemakers to the way a pilot of a commercial airplane is but one component in an elaborate ‘biotechnological problem-solving matrix.'”–San Diego Union-Tribune “This is a marvelous book, one I intend to use and reuse. I want to teach a course using it. I want to tell my friends. The neatest part is that it is both fun and deep, a hard trick to pull off, but Clark managed wonderfully. He combines a broad array of insights and stories into a charming, yet profound, excursion into what it means to be human as more and more we rely upon–and may even be coupled to–our technology. I read it in a day, but I know I will return to it often.”–Donald Norman, Professor of Computer Science, Northwestern University, and author ofEmotional Design “Andy Clark has given us an exciting yet realistic vision of what lies ahead. If you’ve ever wondered what Cyborgs are really all about, this is where you will find your answers.” –Kevin Warwick, Professor of Cybernetics, University of Reading, and author ofI, Cyborg, “A book that is at once profound, ground breaking, and delightful reading. Clark, more than anybody, understands how human nature is shaped by the technology and culture through which it finds expression. Bravo!” –Jerome Bruner, University Professor, New York University, and author of Making Stories “Highly interesting, provocative and easy to read…. Natural-Born Cyborgs is impressive and entertaining, giving the book a potentially wide audience that includes those interested in cognitive science, performance art and the philosophy of mind.”–Nature “In this lively and provocative treatise, Clark declares that we are, in fact, ‘human technology symbionts’ or ‘natural-born cyborgs,’ always seeking ways to enhance our biological mental capacities through technology, an intriguing claim he supports with a brisk history of biotechnology mergers, which currently range from pacemakers to the way a pilot of a commercial airplane is but one component in an elaborate ‘biotechnological problem-solving matrix.'”–San Diego Union-Tribune “This is a marvelous book, one I intend to use and reuse. I want to teach a course using it. I want to tell my friends. The neatest part is that it is both fun and deep, a hard trick to pull off, but Clark managed wonderfully. He combines a broad array of insights and stories into a charming, yet profound, excursion into what it means to be human as more and more we rely upon–and may even be coupled to–our technology. I read it in a day, but I know I will return to it often.”–Donald Norman, Professor of Computer Science, Northwestern University, and author of Emotional Design “Andy Clark has given us an exciting yet realistic vision of what lies ahead. If you’ve ever wondered what Cyborgs are really all about, this is where you will find your answers.” –Kevin Warwick, Professor of Cybernetics, University of Reading, and author of I, Cyborg, “This is a marvelous book, one I intend to use and reuse. I want to teach a course using it. I want to tell my friends. The neatest part is that it is both fun and deep, a hard trick to pull off, but Clark managed wonderfully. He combines a broad array of insights and stories into a charming,yet profound, excursion into what it means to be human as more and more we rely upon–and may even be coupled to–our technology. I read it in a day, but I know I will return to it often.”–Donald Norman, Professor of Computer Science, Northwestern University, and author of Emotional Design, “Highly interesting, provocative and easy to read…. Natural-Born Cyborgs is impressive and entertaining, giving the book a potentially wide audience that includes those interested in cognitive science, performance art and the philosophy of mind.”–Nature, “Andy Clark’s lucid book is itself one act in the larger Cognitive Dramathat it so clearly portrays. We humans are already ‘Cyborgs,’ and have been forthousands of years, blissfully and profitably embedded in a culture-wide familyof Powerful Cognitive Mechanisms, one of which is The Widely-Read Book–likethis one! Read it, and see yourself as never before.” –Paul M. Churchland,past president of the American Philosophical Association, and author of TheEngine of Reason, The Seat of the Soul, “In this lively and provocative treatise, Clark declares that we are, in fact, ‘human technology symbionts’ or ‘natural-born cyborgs,’ always seeking ways to enhance our biological mental capacities through technology, an intriguing claim he supports with a brisk history of biotechnologymergers, which currently range from pacemakers to the way a pilot of a commercial airplane is but one component in an elaborate ‘biotechnological problem-solving matrix.'”–San Diego Union-Tribune, “Andy Clark has given us an exciting yet realistic vision of what lies ahead. If you’ve ever wondered what Cyborgs are really all about, this is where you will find your answers.” –Kevin Warwick, Professor of Cybernetics, University of Reading, and author of I, Cyborg, “Clark does an excellent job of explaining the increasing symbiosis between humans and the machines they create.”–Dallas Morning News |
| Lccn | 2002-042521 |
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