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Author: PGR

  • 29APR21 / accessions

  • revenge effect

    From the conclusion section of Carabantes, M. (2021). “The Coronavirus as a Revenge Effect: The Pandemic from the Perspective of Philosophy of Technique”. Science, Technology, & Human Values. https://doi.org/10.1177/01622439211008595 The main goal of technique is freedom. We use it to free ourselves from the burdens imposed by nature, such as getting food and shelter. However,…

  • (pros)thesis

    Just listened to this podcast episode from the New Book Network’s Critical Theory channel, an interview with David Wills on the 25th-anniversary (slightly edited) edition of his book Prosthesis and, well—if the book produces a proportional amount of pyrotechnics in my mind, then it’s clearly going to be one of those hugely important texts that…

  • 06APR21 / accessions

    All ordered back in January, shortly before I busted my foot; this is my first return to the office since then. Nice to have some goodies waiting for me… and indeed nice to have the privilege of being allowed back onto campus, thanks to allowances being made for my aberrant psychology and the unpropitious circumstances…

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