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Citizen Cyborg: Why Democratic Societies Must Respond To The Redesigned Human Of The Future,New Sister Patricia And He Takes His ReadersA Provocative Work By Medical Ethicist James Hughes, Citizen Cyborg Argues That Technologies Pushing The Boundaries Of Humanness Can Radically Improve Our Quality Of Life If They Are Controlled Democratically. Hughes Challenges Both The Technophobia Of Leon Kass And Francis Fukuyama And The Unchecked Enthusiasm Of Others For Limitless Human Enhancement. He Argues Instead For A Third Way, 'Democratic Transhumanism,' By Asking The Question Destined To