Promotional Information

"As we plunge ever more rapidly into the brave new cyberworld awaiting us in the twenty-first century, it is unclear if we are becoming prosthetic gods, as Freud famously prophesied, or prosthetic devils. This scintillating collection, featuring essays from many of our leading cultural critics, provides plenty of fodder for both conclusions."--Martin Jay, Sidney Hellman Ehrman Professor of History, University of California, Berkeley

About the Author

Nancy Fraser is Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor of Politics and Philosophy at the New School for Social Research, coeditor of the journal Constellations and coauthor of, among other books, Redistribution or Recognition: A Political-Philosophical Exchange.

Reviews

"As we plunge ever more rapidly into the brave new cyberworld awaiting us in the twenty-first century, it is unclear if we are becoming prosthetic gods, as Freud famously prophesied, or prosthetic devils. This scintillating collection, featuring essays from many of our leading cultural critics, provides plenty of fodder for both conclusions."--Martin Jay, Sidney Hellman Ehrman Professor of History, University of California, Berkeley