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| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Zylinska, Joanna, 1971- Bioethics in the age of new media. Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2009 (OCoLC)607866886 |
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| Material Type: | Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Joanna Zylinska |
| ISBN: | 9780262240567 0262240564 |
| OCLC Number: | 256768871 |
| Description: | xv, 230 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | Bioethics: a critical introduction -- A different history of bioethics : the cybernetic connection -- Biopolitics today : the ubiquitous practice of life management -- Of swans and ugly ducklings : imagining perfection in makeover culture -- The secret of life : bioethics between corporeal and corporate obligations -- Green bunnies and speaking ears : the ethics of bioart. |
| Responsibility: | Joanna Zylinska. |
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"Should we respect a carrot? This and many other thought-provoking questions are asked by Joanna Zylinska in this radical attempt at constructing a new ethics of life. Drawing from Foucault and Agamben's notion of biopolitics, Zylinska examines such timely issues as the role of narcissism in blogging, the parallels between extreme makeover shows and concentration camps, and the rebranding of biology that resulted from spinning DNA as 'the secret of life.' Zylinska's extraordinary viewpoint challenges us to rethink what we mean by life, and how we might choose to respond to it." --Chris Bateman, game Designer, philosopher, and author "Zylinska's profound and vibrant criticism of the often unreflective and managerial culture of bio-ethics is as intelligent as it is timely. Working from a deeply philosophical insight into theories of life, Zylinska develops her important work on ethics in the age of new media to provide a stunning intervention into this lively field of inquiry. Although this book is essential reading for anyone working in bioethics, applied ethics, and new media, it is also illuminating and engaging for anyone interested in theory and cultural studies. This will prove to be a landmark text in its capacity to be informed by philosophy while remaining attentive to popular debates and discourses." --Claire Colebrook, Department of English Literature, University of Edinburgh Read more...
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- Bioethics.
- Mass media.
- Bioethical Issues.
- Culture.
- Mass Media.
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- Technology.
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- Massenmedien.
- Leben.
- Alltagsbewusstsein.
- Neue Medien.
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