The Edinburgh Companion to Gilbert Simondon - by Andrea Bardin & Marco Ferrari & Anaïs Nony & Gregorio Tenti (Hardcover)

About the Book

An exhaustive introduction to Gilbert Simondon's oeuvre.

Book Synopsis

The Edinburgh Companion to Gilbert Simondon is the most exhaustive introduction to the author's oeuvre and philosophy. It covers all the different areas of Simondon's work, displaying its internal coherence and innovative potential in a variety of research fields. The complexity of Simondon's philosophical enterprise is rigorously interpreted and made available to researchers that are keen to cross disciplinary boundaries and explore new appropriations of his research. Structured in four distinct sections, the volume hosts a collection of essays penned by scholars who have been working on and through Simondon for several years across different disciplines, including philosophy, psychology, politics, law, media, architecture, economy, and ecology. Topics covered range across individuation, technology, imagination, the transindividual, metastability and more.

Review Quotes

Gilbert Simondon may be the most important philosopher to help our age turn towards more sustainable directions. His philosophy of technics and individuation provides the deepest antidote to the current fracking of our planet, societies and mind. This volume is the best possible introduction and guide through his complex and fascinating mode of thinking. It includes a translation of a brief original text that expresses the core of his approach in a nutshell. It digs deep into very diverse aspects of his inquiries, while synthetically surveying their broadest scope. It articulates a very original ecotechnological perspective that paves the way towards a reconciliation between technical developments, care for the environment, and enhancement of our common goods.--Yves Citton, Université Paris 8 Vincennes-Saint Denis