A Cyborg Manifesto

Cybernetics is the study of control and communication systems in both organisms and machines. Haraway uses cybernetics to discuss how society functions as an “integrated circuit” made up of networks. Information, or communication, flows through these networks, causing feedback loops.

Typically, a cyborg is an entity with both organic and mechanical parts. Haraway uses “cyborg” as a metaphor for a society without boundaries, while also using it to illustrate how humans can combine various components of their identity or combine organic and non-organic material in their bodies.

Epistemology is the branch of philosophy concerned with knowledge and how it is acquired and used. Haraway often refers to epistemology when she discusses political beliefs and opinions.