Gilles Deleuze, Félix Guattari: Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia (1972–) [FR, ES, DE, IT, GR, EN, RU, PT]
Filed under book | Tags: · anti-psychiatry, body without organs, capitalism, desiring machines, deterritorialization, philosophy, rhizome, social production
“When it first appeared in France, Anti-Oedipus was hailed as a masterpiece by some and “a work of heretical madness” by others. In it, Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari set forth the following theory: Western society’s innate herd instinct has allowed the government, the media, and even the principles of economics to take advantage of each person’s unwillingness to be cut off from the group. What’s more, those who suffer from mental disorders may not be insane, but could be individuals in the purest sense, because they are by nature isolated from society. More than twenty-five years after its original publication, Anti-Oedipus still stands as a controversial contribution to a much-needed dialogue on the nature of free thinking.”
Publisher Les Editions de Minuit, 1972
English edition
Translated by Robert Hurley, Mark Seem, and Helen R. Lane
Preface by Michel Foucault
Publisher University of Minnesota Press, 1983
400 pages
Key terms: schizoanalysis, desiring-production, deterritorialization, Anti-Oedipus, psychoanalysis, Oedipus complex, anti-production, surplus-value, nuclear family, Deleuze and Guattari, Lacan, Marxism, incest, exclusive disjunction, death instinct, Nietzsche, Spinoza, permanent revolution, paralogism, capitalist
L’Anti-Oedipe: Capitalisme et schizophrénie (French, added on 2012-10-18)
El Anti Edipo: Capitalismo y esquizofrenia (Spanish, trans. Francisco Monge, 1973/1985, added on 2013-1-1)
Anti-Ödipus: Kapitalismus und Schizophrenie I (German, trans. Bernd Schwips, 1974/1977, no OCR, added on 2013-1-2)
L’anti-Edipo: Capitalismo e schizofrenia (Italian, trans. Alessandro Fontana, 1975, added on 2013-1-1)
Kapitalismós kai schizofréneia: o anti-Oidípous (Greek, trans. Καίτη Χατζηδήμου and Ιουλιέττα Ράλλη, 1981, 24 MB, added on 2016-8-3)
Anti-Oedipus: Capitalism and Schizophrenia (English, trans. Robert Hurley, Mark Seem, and Helen R. Lane, 1983, updated on 2012-10-18)
Анти-Эдип: Капитализм и шизофрения (Russian, trans. Д.Кралечкина, 2008, DJVU, no OCR, added on 2013-1-2)
O anti-Édipo: capitalismo e esquizofrenia (Portuguese, trans. Luiz B. L. Orlandi, 2010, added on 2013-1-1)
See also their A Thousand Plateaus.
Comment (0)Laszlo Solymar: Getting the Message: A History of Communications (1999)
Filed under book | Tags: · history of communications, history of technology, media history, technology, telegraph, telegraphy, telephone
The past century has seen developments in communications technology that rival those in any other field of human activity. Significant advances are made every year, and the impact on our day-to-day lives has been tremendous. Getting the message explores the fascinating history of communications, starting with ancient civilizations, the Greeks and Romans, then leading through the development of the electric telegraph, and up to the present day with e-mail and cellular phones. In clear, non-technical language the book explains the details of each new development while interweaving ideas from politics, economics, and cultural history. The book concludes with a look at the possible future developments and how they may further transform how we live. Lavishly illustrated and including many original illustrations, the book is an informative and highly entertaining guide to this lively field.
Published by Oxford University Press, 1999
ISBN 0198503334, 9780198503330
311 pages
Key terms: optical fibres, waveguide, carrier wave, AT&T, field effect transistor, integrated circuits, Morse Code, capacitor, Minitel, Second Industrial Revolution, personal computers, electromagnetic waves, p-n junction, Bell Laboratories, Robert Noyce, Poldhu, Claude Chappe, pulse code modulation, teleprinter, semaphore
Comment (0)Howard Rheingold: Tools for Thought: The History and Future of Mind-Extending Technology (1985)
Filed under book | Tags: · history of technology, network culture
“The digital revolution did not begin with the teenage millionaires of Silicon Valley, claims Howard Rheingold, but with such early intellectual giants as Charles Babbage, George Boole, and John von Neumann. Rheingold tells the story of what he calls the patriarchs, pioneers, and infonauts of the computer, focusing in particular on such pioneers as J. C. R. Licklider, Doug Engelbart, Bob Taylor, and Alan Kay.”
Publisher Simon & Schuster, 1985
ISBN 9780262681155