Aesthesis and Perceptronium: On the Entanglement of Sensation, Cognition, and Matter
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Aesthesis and Perceptronium: On the Entanglement of Sensation, Cognition, and Matter
By (Author) Alexander Wilson
University of Minnesota Press
University of Minnesota Press
1st February 2020
1
United States
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Professional and Scholarly
Non Fiction
Cognitive studies
111.85
Physical Properties
Hardback
272
Width 140mm, Height 216mm, Spine 38mm
Description
A new speculative ontology of aesthetics In Aesthesis and Perceptronium, Alexander Wilson presents a theory of materialist and posthumanist aesthetics founded on an original speculative ontology that addresses the interconnections of experience, cognition, organism, and matter. Entering the active fields of contemporary thought known as the n
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"Aesthesis and Perceptronium offers a nuanced engagement with science, technology, and art that is otherwise largely missing from contemporary debates, exploring the significance of aesthetics in the aftermath of neomaterialist and nonrepresentational theories of perception, cognition, and intelligence."Luciana Parisi, Goldsmiths, University of London
Author Bio
Alexander Wilson is a Canadian researcher with the Institute of Research and Innovation, Centre Pompidou, Paris. He is based in Berlin.
