My point here is that at some level, not necessarily consciously, pareidolia reminds us of our interconnection with the world whose fractal patterns and dynamics we use in our bodies and minds to experience that same world. Pareidolia often occasions […]
The new book by Thomas Nail “Theory of the Object” brings on the one hand more clarity to the question of the relation between continuous matter flow, as conceived in his book “Being and Motion”, and discrete objects/particles, on the
Thomas Nails “Theory of the OBject”
Radikal verletzliche Letztlichkeit: Paraphrasen zur Philosophie und ihren Opfern We pursue a more rigorous and more „human“ theory than philosophy usually pursues, devoted as it is to the cosmos and to being, to the sciences and to the gods. A
François Laruelle: General Theory of Victims
Die Magie eines Essays entsteht, wenn Menschen von Zwängen des Logos entlassen werden. (Leon Tsvasman) Leon Tsvasman ist mit seinem Buch „Infosomatische Wende“ ein wichtiges Plädoyer für den vertikalen Essay, den ich zum aphoristischen Denken zähle, das Selbstdenken, die Gelassenheit
Vom Zwang des Logos und seiner Befreiung.
From the Thought of Power to the Unpower of ThoughtFrançois LaruelleFrom Au-delà du principe de pouvoir (Paris: Payot, 1978), p.13-21PDF 1) Multiplying the suspicions concerning the ends of thought, we begin by suspecting that thought is perhaps endless, that all its power
From the Thought of Power to the Unpower of Thought
In his book “Diagrammatic Immanence” Rocco Gangle summarizes Deleuzes Method in relation to Spinoza: “By conceiving of the relations between substance, attributes and modes as syllogistic, Deleuze emphasises their relational character. By interpreting the syllogistic relations themselves as mutually enfolded
Democracy of-the-Last-Instance Within the Sciences: General Equivalency and Generic IdempotencyFrançois LaruelleIn Introduction aux sciences génériques (Paris: Éditions Pétra, 2008), p.97-104. 1) Many philosophers love to mock “democracy,” a theme that is either idealist or political [politicien] or popular, those who keep lying
Democracy of-the-Last-Instance Within the Sciences: General Equivalency and Generic Idempotency
Nail will natürlich auch eine Geschichte der Objekte schreiben. Wenden wir uns nun dieser zu. Sehr allgemein versteht Nail unter Wissenschaft die Kreation und das Ordnen von Objekten als Quantitäten, die aber von der Qualität der Objekte nicht zu trennen
Thomas Nails “Theory of the OBject” (3)
Abstract We all know by now why a kid starts whistling in the middle of a territory unknown. Refrain builds up a milieu, deterritorialising all the forces of the unknown with the ear of an other. However, have we as
Rhuthmos / Arithmos Deconsidered[1]
14 theses of Alexander Galloway according to Laruelle: 1) The medial principle: the real is communicable, and the communicable is real.2) For the standard model of philosophy, everything that is given is split.3) In non-standard philosophy, the One is a
Keywords for Alexander Galloway’s “Laruelle. Against The Digital”
Motion is not just a new way to think about the world. It is a synthetic description of life in the 21st century based on our shared experience of increasing mobility, displacement, and instability. These movements are changing every structure on
What Is the Philosophy of Movement?
