''Citizen Cyborg: Why Democratic Societies Must Respond to the Redesigned Human of the Future'' is a 2004 non-fiction book by
bioethicist
Bioethics is both a field of study and professional practice, interested in ethical issues related to health (primarily focused on the human, but also increasingly includes animal ethics), including those emerging from advances in biology, med ...
and
sociologist James Hughes, which articulates
democratic transhumanism as a socio-political ideology and program.
The editors of the popular science magazine ''
Scientific American
''Scientific American'', informally abbreviated ''SciAm'' or sometimes ''SA'', is an American popular science magazine. Many famous scientists, including Albert Einstein and Nikola Tesla, have contributed articles to it. In print since 1845, it i ...
'' recommended ''Citizen Cyborg'' in their April 2005 issue.
See also
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Bioconservatism
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Democratic transhumanism
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''Gattaca'' argument
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''Gattaca'' critical reception
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Libertarian transhumanism
Transhumanist politics constitutes a group of political ideologies that generally express the belief in improving human individuals through science and technology.
History
The term "transhumanism" with its present meaning was popularised by J ...
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''Citizen Cyborg'' References and Resources by Chapter
Reviews
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Journal of Evolution and Technology
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Doctorow, Cory.
Humanist transhumanism: Citizen Cyborg'. ''
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*Ford, Alyssa.
Humanity: The Remix'. ''
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Bailey, Ronald.
Trans-Human Expressway'. ''
Reason
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*Cave, Stephen; Cave, Friederike von Tiesenhausen.
The most dangerous idea on earth?', ''
Financial Times
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'' (27 May 2005). Retrieved on 2011-07-07
*Arrison, Sonia.
Future Humans'. ''TechNewsWorld'' (6 October 2005). Retrieved on 2011-07-07
2004 non-fiction books
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