The Assemblage Brain: Sense Making in Neuroculture

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Tony D. Sampson unravels the conventional image of thought that underpins scientific and philosophical accounts of sense making, providing a new view of our current time in which capitalism and the neurosciences endeavor to colonize the brain. Drawing on Deleuze and Guattari, Sampson calls for a radical critical theory that operates in the interferences between philosophy, science, art, and politics.

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"The Assemblage Brain provides a much-needed critique of the black-box, computational brain that has been a staple in philosophy, science, and the arts and connects the dots between recent innovations in science, dystopian literature, and theoretical developments in contemporary philosophy."David Gunkel, author of The Machine Question: Critical Perspectives on AI, Robots and Ethics

"Tap my head and mike my brain; Tony Sampsons new book might silently echo Pynchons famous lines, but this is also an original, inspiring, and theoretically savvy take on the culture of the affective brain, from sciences to business, cybernetics to political power. Warmly recommended."Jussi Parikka, author of Insect Media: An Archaeology of Animals and Technology

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Tony D. Sampson is reader in digital culture and communications at the University of East London. He is author of Virality: Contagion Theory in the Age of Networks (Minnesota, 2012).