Gilbert Simondon's Psychic and Collective Individuation: A Critical Introduction and Guide - Couverture souple

Scott, David

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0748654496 ISBN 13 : 9780748654499

Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2014

Synopsis

This is the first critical commentary on Simondon's seminal work, unpacking its rich potential for students and scholars. One of the most innovative and brilliant philosophers of his generation, but largely neglected until he was brought to public attention by Gilles Deleuze, Gilbert Simondon presents a challenge to nearly every category and method of traditional philosophy. Simondon's 1989 book Psychic and Collective Individuation is undoubtedly his most important work and its influence, clearly felt in Stiegler and DeLanda, has continued to grow. This first critical textbook to Psychic and Collective Individuation will both guide new readers through the text and inspire future research. It introduces Simondon's challenging text by clarifying its complex terminology and structure through a chapter-by-chapter commentary. It invites a dialogue with thinkers like Bergson, Deleuze, Heidegger, Sartre, Merleau-Ponty and Negri. It presents the historical context as well as directs you to those aspects that claim its relevance in current discussions on the biopolitical and speculative materialism.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

David Scott is Associate Professor of Philosophy at Coppin State University, Baltimore. He has translated work by Simondon, Gaston Bachelard and Gilles Deleuze and has numerous articles published in journals including Angelaki, The European Legacy, Continental Philosophy Review and Chiasmi.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edinburgh University Press
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0748654496
• ISBN 13: 9780748654499
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 256
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