Embodying a translation technology: The cochlear implant and cyborg intentionality

Techne: Research in Philosophy and Technology

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 296-316

  Besmer, Kirk ^a  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cochlear implant; Cyborg; Ihde; Post phenomenology; Verbeek

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875334724     PISSN: 01617249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5840/techne201216319     Document Type: Article

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