Do medical human cyborgs already exist? To answer this question, it would first be necessary to define the term of medical human-cyborg. What is the difference between humanist and posthumanist medical concept and acceptance of the informatical and technical development of health care? Has medicine moved on from implantation to artificial organs with extra human capabilities? Can cyborg-existence, as a posthumanist concept, exist in contemporary humanist health care? The article attempts to answer these questions and proposes a definition of the medical human-cyborg.
The repaired man or the man with extras: medical human-cyborgs
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