Deleuze and New Technology
David Savat and Mark Poster
Abstract
In a world where our lives are increasingly mediated by technologies, it is surprising that more attention is not paid to the work of Gilles Deleuze. This is especially strange given Deleuze's often explicit focus and reliance on the machine and the technological. This book offers readers a collective and determined effort to explore not only the usefulness of key ideas of Deleuze in thinking about our new digital and biotechnological future, but also aims to take seriously a style of thinking that negotiates between philosophy, science and art. It will be of relevance not only to scholars and ... More
In a world where our lives are increasingly mediated by technologies, it is surprising that more attention is not paid to the work of Gilles Deleuze. This is especially strange given Deleuze's often explicit focus and reliance on the machine and the technological. This book offers readers a collective and determined effort to explore not only the usefulness of key ideas of Deleuze in thinking about our new digital and biotechnological future, but also aims to take seriously a style of thinking that negotiates between philosophy, science and art. It will be of relevance not only to scholars and students interested in the work of Deleuze, but also to those interested in coming to terms with what might seem an increasing dominance of technology in day-to-day living.
Keywords:
technologies,
Gilles Deleuze,
machine,
digital future,
biotechnological future,
philosophy,
science,
art,
dominance of technology
Bibliographic Information
| Print publication date: 2005 |
Print ISBN-13: 9780748633364 |
| Published to Edinburgh Scholarship Online: March 2012 |
DOI:10.3366/edinburgh/9780748633364.001.0001 |
