Gilbert Simondon's Psychic and collective individuation : a critical introduction and guide

Scott, David (David Michael Ryan Davis) (author.).

Summary: A critical commentary on Simondon's Psychic and collective individuation. This book clarifies Simondon's complex terminology and structure through chapter by chapter commentary. It also invites a dialogue with other thinkers/philosophers and places the work in its historical context. It includes a discussion about Simondon's relevance to current ideas about biopolitics and post-Nietzschean ethics.

Record details

ISBN: 9780748654505
ISBN: 0748654518
ISBN: 9780748654512
Physical Description: 1 online resource.
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Publisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2014]
Copyright: ©2014

Content descriptions

General Note:	Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-209) and indexes.
Formatted Contents Note:	Title page; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1 Ontogenesis and the Concepts of Individuation; 2 The Individuation of Perceptive Unities and Signification; 3 Individuation and Affectivity; 4 Problematic of Ontogenesis and Psychic Individuation; 5 The Individual and the Social, the Individuation of the Group; 6 The Collective as Condition of Signification; 7 An Ethics of Ontogenesis and a Non-human Humanism; Conclusion; Bibliography; Name Index; Subject Index.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff.
Source of Description Note:	Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed February 19, 2015).