Organism-Oriented Ontology

Audronė Žukauskaitė

Published by Edinburgh University Press 2023

Organism-Oriented Ontology

Audronė Žukauskaitė

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781399510561

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Reconsiders the notion of organism as central to contemporary philosophy

Extends and develops the thinking of the organic in terms of organism-oriented ontology
Discusses the notion of organism in terms of an autopoietic system and examines the tension between its closure and openness, teleology and contingency
Assesses interactions between different species and also between living and non-living systems
Argues that specific biological features, such as self-organization, potentiality, and plasticity, might be seen as a form of resistance to biopolitical power

Discussing different aspects of the philosophy of Gilbert Simondon, Raymond Ruyer, Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari, and including some contemporary thinkers, such as Catherine Malabou, Bernard Stiegler, Bruno Latour, and Donna J. Haraway, Audronė Žukauskaitė argues that all these threads can be seen as precursors to organism-oriented ontology.

Rather than concentrating on individuals and identities, contemporary philosophy is increasingly interested in processes, multiplicities and potential for change, that is, in those features that define living beings. Žukauskaitė argues that the capacity of living beings for self-organisation, creativity and contingency can act as an antidote to biopolitical power and control in the times of the Anthropocene.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
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Acknowledgements Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Introduction: Towards an Organism-Oriented Ontology Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
1 Gilbert Simondon: From Ontology to Ontogenesis Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
2 Raymond Ruyer: Organic Consciousness Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	38
3 Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari’s Philosophy of Life Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
4 Catherine Malabou: Plasticity of Reason Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	77
5 General Organology: Between Organism and Machine Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	96
6 Planetary Organism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	115
7 Hybrid Organism Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	134
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Language: English
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Audience: College/higher education;
Pages
- Main content: 184
Keywords: Philosophy

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Published: August 31, 2023
ISBN: 9781399510561