Medical Technics

A personal account of the aging body and advanced technologies by a preeminent philosopher of technology Medical Technics is a rigorous examination of how medical progress has modified our worlds and contributed to a virtual revolution in longevity. Don Ihde offers a unique autobiographical tour of...

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Main Author: Ihde, Don (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: University of Minnesota Press 2019
Series:Forerunners: Ideas First
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