I did not know of him, but thanks for posting this.
― Joey Corona (Euler), Tuesday, 11 August 2020 16:32 (three years ago) link
Here he is in the 2004 documentary film The Ister, which is how I got wind of him in the first place:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymtnUDAOEWc
The entire thing is very much worth watching btw.
― stabbing fantaisiste, repellent imagiste (pomenitul), Tuesday, 11 August 2020 16:51 (three years ago) link
I was aware of him but that obituary definitely inspires me to read him
― The Scampos of Young Werther (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 August 2020 17:29 (three years ago) link
Vol. 1 of Technics and Time is the watershed, even though it may not be the most approachable starting point (that distinction goes to Acting Out, which incidentally overdetermines the theatrical undertones of Passer à l'acte, but such are the vagaries of translation). His treaties on 'symbolic misery' are also quite thought-provoking, albeit shot through with the typically French assumption that high brow culture needs to be democratized because it is 'superior'. I am less taken with his later works, which frantically aspire towards a Theory of Everything of technocapitalist oppression – a laudable aim yet one that requires a bit more caution than he exhibits.
― stabbing fantaisiste, repellent imagiste (pomenitul), Tuesday, 11 August 2020 17:55 (three years ago) link
Totalization always feels like a daft game tbh but I understand the lure, totally
― The Scampos of Young Werther (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 11 August 2020 17:58 (three years ago) link
sounds like the later stuff is more up my alley then as i'm a total whore for technocapitalist oppression theorizing
― Give me a Chad Smith-type feel (map), Tuesday, 11 August 2020 18:01 (three years ago) link
Don’t get me wrong, his ‘late period’ is a treasure trove as well. He tackles the topic with more depth and aplomb than e.g. Baudrillard imo.
― stabbing fantaisiste, repellent imagiste (pomenitul), Tuesday, 11 August 2020 18:07 (three years ago) link
His daughter, Barbara Stiegler, is also a noted philosopher and based on what little I know of her work she is also drawn to the same kinds of themes, e.g. adaptability as neoliberal imperative.
― stabbing fantaisiste, repellent imagiste (pomenitul), Tuesday, 11 August 2020 18:12 (three years ago) link
Yes, she teaches in Bordeaux I think. I knew her name but not his.
― Joey Corona (Euler), Tuesday, 11 August 2020 19:02 (three years ago) link
the obit is really good. i just ordered "The Neganthropocene (Critical Climate Chaos)" because amazon says it will arrive before i go on a no-internet camping trip over the weekend. it looks fun.
― Give me a Chad Smith-type feel (map), Wednesday, 12 August 2020 01:03 (three years ago) link
Haven't read that one. Do report (if you feel like it, of course)!
― stabbing fantaisiste, repellent imagiste (pomenitul), Wednesday, 12 August 2020 01:15 (three years ago) link