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Maskinisk darwinism: teknikens naturhistoria hos Samuel Butler och Gilles Deleuze

Eriksson, Jonnie LU (2009) Kultur~Natur : konferens för kulturstudier i Sverige, Norrköping 15-17 juni p.299-310
Abstract
This paper provides perspectives on the development of an idea of the machine as a living being in the 20th century by looking at the relationship between the writings of Samuel Butler and Gilles Deleuze concerning the evolution of machines as an extension of—and in competition with—the human organism. Ultimately, Butler and Deleuze both describe a mechanical or “machinic" vitalism and evolutionism beyond the human animal, which conflates the realms of nature and culture.
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subject
keywords
teknologi/technology, evolution, vitalism, Félix Guattari, Gilles Deleuze, Samuel Butler, Charles Darwin, organism, maskin/machine, machinic darwinism
host publication
Linköping University Conference Proceedings
editor
Nyblom, Andreas
issue
40
pages
12 pages
publisher
Linköping University Electronic Press
conference name
Kultur~Natur : konferens för kulturstudier i Sverige, Norrköping 15-17 juni
conference dates
2009-06-15
ISSN
1650-3686
1650-3740
language
Swedish
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yes
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3f3e1505-0f49-4020-8819-a882ae51b6ad (old id 1428828)
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2016-04-01 11:55:10
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  author       = {{Eriksson, Jonnie}},
  booktitle    = {{Linköping University Conference Proceedings}},
  editor       = {{Nyblom, Andreas}},
  issn         = {{1650-3686}},
  keywords     = {{teknologi/technology; evolution; vitalism; Félix Guattari; Gilles Deleuze; Samuel Butler; Charles Darwin; organism; maskin/machine; machinic darwinism}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  number       = {{40}},
  pages        = {{299--310}},
  publisher    = {{Linköping University Electronic Press}},
  title        = {{Maskinisk darwinism: teknikens naturhistoria hos Samuel Butler och Gilles Deleuze}},
  year         = {{2009}},
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