Overcoming Simondonian Alienation: A Critique of the Dichotomy between the Psycho-physical and the Politico-economic.

This paper engages in an interpretation and critique of Simondon's approach to technical objects through his concept of alienation. I begin with his argument for why the fundamental source of alienation is "psycho-physical" and explain his critique of politico-economic analyses of alienation. I then...

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Publicado en:Techné: Research in Philosophy & Technology Vol. 26; no. 2; pp. 232 - 257
Autor principal: Bock, Joel
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Publicado: Philosophy Documentation Center 2022
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