Warrior Geeks examines how technology is transforming the way we think about and fight war; taking three major changes that are driving this process: cybernetic technologies that are folding soldiers into a cybernetic system that will allow the military to read their thoughts and emotions and mould them accordingly; the coexistence of men and robots in the battle-spaces of tomorrow; and the extent to which we may be able to re-engineer warriors through pharmacological manipulation. By referring back to the Greeks who defined the contours of war for us; Coker shows how we are in danger of losing touch with our humanity - the name we give not only to a species but the virtues we deem it to embody. The journey from Greeks to Geeks may be a painful one. War can only be rendered more humane if we stay in touch with the ancestors; yet unfortunately we are planning to subcontract our ethical choices to machines. In revaluing technology; are we devaluing our humanity; or the post-human condition; changing our subjectivity and thus the existential dimension of war by changing our relationship with technology both functionally and performatively?
#1689880 in Books 2011-06-20Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 6.10 x 1.10 x 9.30l; 1.50 #File Name: 0199203180304 pages
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Interesting; but not engagingBy fanofhistoryThe whole concept behind the book and the subject are fascinating. However; it is not the best-organized book or the easiest to read. The prose is dense; the organization dry; and sometimes the book becomes so enthralled with the narrative that analysis gets short shrift.
