The modular man

I was reading this in 97 for a graduate class in literary theory. Basically, I wrote a paper proposal to apply Lacanian theory to the work. It worked out pretty well, and I went on to present the paper at a conference. The book has an interesting plot to it: the protagonist, a cyberneticist, who suffers from a terrible disease, transfers his consciousness to a robot. The robot is then charged with murdering the human (i.e. murdering himself, so to speak). I was looking at the aspects of developing consciousness for my paper. However, academics aside, it is a very interesting book with a pretty good story. The trial itself is interesting too. Worth a look.