Question:
Do
you agree that you are cyborgian in nature?
Answer:
A cyborg is a combination of human body
and electronic objects, where personality develops where the human mind is kept
on computer software (Sunden, 2001). According to a cybernetics studies, the line
limit between humans and machines tend to be nearly illogical.
When human and machine mix, it is called a combination system. It is what
cyborg is, half human and half machine.
Some people could assume a man who is blind walking using his cane is a cyborg (Warwick, 2003 as cited from Bateson, 1972) The cane is a substitute that help the blind man in aiding him to walk. A person who has hearing problem would also be considered as cyborg if he depends on hearing aid in order for him to hear clearly (Warwick, 2003).
Yes, I agree that we are cyborgian in nature because we are dependent on something else in order to fulfill the needs of ourselves. Nowadays, technology is the most important element (Woo, 2010). For example, students need laptops in storing their assignments because we cannot rely on our own memory. People rely on Google in searching for information.
Another example, human use aeroplane and other transports in order for them to go to any another places they desire. Without technology, everything seems to be impossible nowadays.
People who have been diagnosed with a heart problem are given a pacemaker in order for their heart to function well. They rely on this small battery in order to carry on life because heart is one of the most important organ in human's body.
Some people could assume a man who is blind walking using his cane is a cyborg (Warwick, 2003 as cited from Bateson, 1972) The cane is a substitute that help the blind man in aiding him to walk. A person who has hearing problem would also be considered as cyborg if he depends on hearing aid in order for him to hear clearly (Warwick, 2003).
Yes, I agree that we are cyborgian in nature because we are dependent on something else in order to fulfill the needs of ourselves. Nowadays, technology is the most important element (Woo, 2010). For example, students need laptops in storing their assignments because we cannot rely on our own memory. People rely on Google in searching for information.
Another example, human use aeroplane and other transports in order for them to go to any another places they desire. Without technology, everything seems to be impossible nowadays.
People who have been diagnosed with a heart problem are given a pacemaker in order for their heart to function well. They rely on this small battery in order to carry on life because heart is one of the most important organ in human's body.
“Once you have a technology that enables you do
a lot more, that empowers you, it is very difficult to do without it a later
time” (Morris, 2009).
References:
-Morris, K. (2009). The Lancet Neurology. I, cyborg, 1 (6), 391. Accessed on November 5, 2012 from University Brunei Darussalam Ebrary Books Website.
- Warwick, K. (2003). Ethics and Information Technology. Cyborgs morals, cyborg values, cyborg ethics, 5 (3), 131-137. Accessed on November 5, 2012 from University Brunei Darussalam Ebrary Books Website.
- Sunden, J. (2001). Feminist media studies. What happen to difference in cyberspace? The (Re) turn of the she-cyborg, 1 (2), 215-232. Accessed on November 5, 2012 from University Brunei Darussalam Ebrary Books Website.
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