Gilbert Simondon (eBook)

The first sustained exploration of Simondon's work in EnglishGilbert Simondon's work has recently come to prominence in America and around the Anglophone work, having been of great importance in France for many years. This first collection of essays, by renowned critics and philosophers, outlines the central tenets of Simondon's thought, the implication of his thought in numerous disciplines and his relationship to other thinkers such as Heidegger, Deleuze and Canguilhem. This book offers an entry point to this influential thinker and will appeal to people working in philosophy, philosophy of science, media studies, social theory and political philosophy.Includes* a contextualising introduction* an important essay by Simondon himself* a glossary of 50 key terms in Simondon's workKeywordsGilbert Simondon; Technology; Individuation; Ontogenesis; Technicity