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Professor Manuel DeLanda

    Manuel DeLanda is a philosopher, media artist, and programmer known for his work in independent filmmaking and later focusing on programming and software design. His early cinematic endeavors drew inspiration from critical theory and philosophy. Upon encountering the work of Gilles Deleuze, he recognized new creative potential within philosophical texts, emerging as a key figure of 'new materialism.' DeLanda's thought explores complex systems and their emergent properties.

    Materialist Phenomenology
    • 2021

      Materialist Phenomenology

      • 224 pages
      • 8 hours of reading
      4.0(16)Add rating

      Bringing together phenomenology and materialism, two perspectives seemingly at odds with each other, leading international theorist, Manuel DeLanda, has created an entirely new theory of visual perception. Engaging the scientific (biology, ecological psychology, neuroscience and robotics), the philosophical (idea of 'the embodied mind') and the mathematical (dynamic systems theory) to form a synthesis of how to see in the 21st century.A transdisciplinary and rigorous analysis of how vision shapes what matters.

      Materialist Phenomenology