Maskinisk darwinism: teknikens naturhistoria hos Samuel Butler och Gilles Deleuze

Jonnie Eriksson

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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.
Original languageSwedish
Title of host publicationLinköping University Conference Proceedings
EditorsAndreas Nyblom
PublisherLinköping University Electronic Press
Pages299-310
Number of pages12
Publication statusPublished - 2009
EventKultur~Natur : konferens för kulturstudier i Sverige, Norrköping 15-17 juni - Norrköping
Duration: 2009 Jun 15 → …

Publication series

Name
Number40
ISSN (Print)1650-3686
ISSN (Electronic)1650-3740

Conference

ConferenceKultur~Natur : konferens för kulturstudier i Sverige, Norrköping 15-17 juni
Period2009/06/15 → …

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • History of Ideas

Free keywords

  • teknologi/technology
  • evolution
  • vitalism
  • Félix Guattari
  • Gilles Deleuze
  • Samuel Butler
  • Charles Darwin
  • organism
  • maskin/machine
  • machinic darwinism

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