Michel Serres and the Crises of the Contemporary
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2018
200 pages
978-1-350-06070-8 (ISBN)
Description
Michel Serres captures the urgencies of our time; from the digital revolution to the ecological crisis to the future of the university, the crises that code the world today are addressed in an accessible, affirmative and remarkably original analysis in his thought.
This volume is the first to engage with the philosophy of Michel Serres, not by writing 'about' it, but by writing 'with' it. This is done by expanding upon the urgent themes that Serres works on; by furthering his materialism, his emphasis on communication and information, his focus on the senses, and the role of mathematics in thought. His famous concepts, such as the parasite, 'amis de viellesse', and the algorithm are applied in 21st century situations. With contributions from an international and interdisciplinary team of authors, these writings tackle the crises of today and affirm the contemporary relevance of Serres' philosophy.
This volume is the first to engage with the philosophy of Michel Serres, not by writing 'about' it, but by writing 'with' it. This is done by expanding upon the urgent themes that Serres works on; by furthering his materialism, his emphasis on communication and information, his focus on the senses, and the role of mathematics in thought. His famous concepts, such as the parasite, 'amis de viellesse', and the algorithm are applied in 21st century situations. With contributions from an international and interdisciplinary team of authors, these writings tackle the crises of today and affirm the contemporary relevance of Serres' philosophy.
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Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
ISBN-13
978-1-350-06070-8 (9781350060708)
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Content
Introduction: Procedural Thinking by Rick Dolphijn, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Chapter 1. The Virtue of Sensibility - David Webb, Staffordshire University, UK
Chapter 2. Cosmoliteracy and Anthropography, Vera Bühlmann, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Chapter 3. The Mathematical Anamneses - Lucie Kim-Chi Mercier, Kingston University London, UK)
Chapter 4. Kill is kiss, words are rats - Eugenie Brinkema, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Chapter 5. The Exogenesis of Light - Matteo Pasquinelli, Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design, Germany
Chapter 6. Scintillant @ the University of Angelic Invention, Gray Kochhar-Lindgren, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Chapter 7. The World, the Mat(t)er of Thought, Rick Dolphijn, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Chapter 8. The Grace of Extinction, Patricia McCormack, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Chapter 9. A New Culture that Suits the World, Interview with Michel Serres by Janina Pigaht, Documentary Filmmaker and Rick Dolphijn, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, translated by Joeri Visser, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Index
Chapter 1. The Virtue of Sensibility - David Webb, Staffordshire University, UK
Chapter 2. Cosmoliteracy and Anthropography, Vera Bühlmann, Vienna University of Technology, Austria
Chapter 3. The Mathematical Anamneses - Lucie Kim-Chi Mercier, Kingston University London, UK)
Chapter 4. Kill is kiss, words are rats - Eugenie Brinkema, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Chapter 5. The Exogenesis of Light - Matteo Pasquinelli, Karlsruhe University of Arts and Design, Germany
Chapter 6. Scintillant @ the University of Angelic Invention, Gray Kochhar-Lindgren, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Chapter 7. The World, the Mat(t)er of Thought, Rick Dolphijn, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Chapter 8. The Grace of Extinction, Patricia McCormack, Anglia Ruskin University, UK
Chapter 9. A New Culture that Suits the World, Interview with Michel Serres by Janina Pigaht, Documentary Filmmaker and Rick Dolphijn, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, translated by Joeri Visser, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
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