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The transplant imaginary : mechanical hearts, animal parts, and moral thinking in highly experimental science /

Main Author: Sharp, Lesley Alexandra.
Format: Book
Language:English
Subjects:
Ethnology > United States.
Medical anthropology > United States.
Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc. > Social aspects > United States.
Online Access:http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ucy/Doc?id=10777408
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction: Moral Neutrality in Experimental Science
  • 1. The Reconfigured Body of the Transplant Imaginary
  • 2. Hybrid Bodies and Animal Science: The Promises of Interspecies Proximity
  • 3. Artificial Life: Perfecting the Mechanical Heart
  • 4. Temporality and Social Desire in Anticipatory Science
  • Conclusion: The Moral Parameters of Virtuous Science
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.

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