From Cyborg Fiction to Medical Reality
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15014134 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Craig M Klugman (0000-0002-9176-3649, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 39-54 |
| Publication date | 2001-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Literature and medicine (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0278-9671 • E-ISSN: 1080-6571 |
| Publisher | Project MUSE (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1353/lm.2001.0007 |
| PMID | 11411033 |
| OpenAlex | W2028597180 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 3 |
Although Douglas Coupland, in the quotation above, is talking about highly complex machines such as computers, his words echo true even for the far simpler tools and machines that human beings have used since early times. These devices are more than imaginative solutions to problems; they reflect their creators' desires for a better life. The stone axe was a more efficient way to cut down trees and kill animals than hands and teeth. Obsidian blades made the butchering of animals easier than ripping flesh by hand. While aiding early humans to adapt to and use their environment, these tools simultaneously reflected who human beings were: They used sharp blades to hunt food, to whittle wood into art, and to maim or kill other people. The ways in which humans use their tools show the spectrum of human behavior, from creating art to waging war
Aesthetics · Art · Biology · Flesh · Visual arts · Art, Technology, and Culture · Computer Science · History · Personal Information Management and User Behavior · Technology's Impact on Media
| Citations per year | 0.32 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2007 - 2023 (17) |
| Highly cited | No |