Overview
Honouring the memory of the late Bernard Stiegler, this edited collection presents a broad spectrum of contributions that provide a complex and coherently articulated image of Stiegler’s thought which reached beyond the boundaries of academic, artistic and experimental techno-scientific enclaves where it had been originally received. Stiegler’s philosophical work encompassed theorization, social diagnosis, planning, practical and territorial experimentation, politics, and aesthetics. In its wake, the essays in this volume celebrate and explore the wealth of this multi-dimensional legacy. They examine the conditions of human life in general, its foundational intermittence, and carry forward Stiegler’s post-phenomenological unfolding of the distinctive spatio-temporalities that weave together the epoch we call ‘present’. Engaging closely with Stiegler’s original impetus for the creation of technologies of care, as well as of communities of knowledge and artistic practice,
Full Product Details
Author: Mr Bart Buseyne ,
Dr Georgios Tsagdis ,
Dr Paul Willemarck
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Bloomsbury Academic
ISBN: 9781350410442
ISBN 10: 1350410446
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 22 February 2024
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
This wide-ranging collection of essays from major scholars provides an engaging overview, assessment, and critique of the magisterial corpus of Bernard Stiegler. Anyone interested in technology, digital media, climate catastrophe, alienation or the possibility of a radically transformed future will find this collection compelling and necessary. * Claire Colebrook, Edwin Erle Sparks Professor of English, Pennsylvania State University, USA * This volume gathers the thoughts of Bernard Stiegler through various interpretations, shedding light on many paths leading towards the territory of the extraordinary. * Yuk Hui, Professor of Philosophy, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands *
Author Information
Bart Buseyne studied philosophy and applied philosophy at the universities of Leuven, Hull, and Paris I. He translated several essays by Stiegler into Dutch, mostly in collaboration with Judith Wambacq, with whom he also interviewed Stiegler for De Uil van Minerva. He is affiliated to KBR, the Royal Library of Belgium. Georgios Tsagdis is Lecturer at Leiden University, Netherlands and teaches also at Erasmus University Rotterdam and the Architectural Association. His essays have been published in various collections and international journals, among which are Parallax (2015), Philosophy Today (2016) and Studia Phaenomenologica (2020). Paul Willemarck is an independent researcher working in France. He is Co-founder of Junction Phenomenology (rudolfboehm.org) and member of Nootechnics Collective.
