Baeva, L. Cyborgization: Pros and Cons // Androids, cyborgs, and robots in contemporary culture and society /
Steven John Thompson, editor. Description: Hershey, PA : Engineering Science Reference, 2018. p. 138-150

Abstract
The image of the cyborg in modern society is being formed from the standpoint
of modern scientific developments and media culture: the various phenomena of
e-culture. The article presents an overview of current research related to understanding
the nature of cyborgs, a philosophical analysis of the socio-humanitarian aspects
of the process of cyborgization, the arguments pro and contra. The problem of
cyborgization considered in the context of transformation of gender, immortality
and ethics, etc. Special attention is paid to the study of the image of the cyborg in
modern mass culture, from cinema to computer games.