The Life Different From Itself: Simondon and the (Dis)Continuity between Inert and Living Matter

In this article we analyze the problematic relation that the French philosopher Gilbert Simondon establishes between inert matter and living matter concerning his theory of individuation. We attempt to demonstrate that despite the theoretical efforts of Simondon to found the nature of life in the or...

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Main Authors: Cristóbal Durán Rojas, Felipe Henríquez Ruz
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: CENALTES 2018-05-01
Series:HYBRIS: Revista de Filosofía
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Online Access:http://revistas.cenaltes.cl/index.php/hybris/article/view/217
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spelling doaj-85f9ece2ee9a4136a49277d9d00dfdda2020-11-25T03:37:36ZspaCENALTESHYBRIS: Revista de Filosofía0718-83822018-05-0191133410.5281/zenodo.1256112208The Life Different From Itself: Simondon and the (Dis)Continuity between Inert and Living MatterCristóbal Durán Rojas0Felipe Henríquez Ruz1Universidad Andres BelloUniversidad Andres BelloIn this article we analyze the problematic relation that the French philosopher Gilbert Simondon establishes between inert matter and living matter concerning his theory of individuation. We attempt to demonstrate that despite the theoretical efforts of Simondon to found the nature of life in the order of the inorganic or physico-chemical phenomena, the processes of vital individuation results in functioning modes, structures, and dynamisms which have no precedents in the inert matter, fact that authorizes a definition of life as pure <em>difference</em> from itselfhttp://revistas.cenaltes.cl/index.php/hybris/article/view/217filosofía biológicaindividuación vitalrealidad preindividualmateria inertemuerte
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author Cristóbal Durán Rojas
Felipe Henríquez Ruz
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Felipe Henríquez Ruz
The Life Different From Itself: Simondon and the (Dis)Continuity between Inert and Living Matter
HYBRIS: Revista de Filosofía
filosofía biológica
individuación vital
realidad preindividual
materia inerte
muerte
author_facet Cristóbal Durán Rojas
Felipe Henríquez Ruz
author_sort Cristóbal Durán Rojas
title The Life Different From Itself: Simondon and the (Dis)Continuity between Inert and Living Matter
title_short The Life Different From Itself: Simondon and the (Dis)Continuity between Inert and Living Matter
title_full The Life Different From Itself: Simondon and the (Dis)Continuity between Inert and Living Matter
title_fullStr The Life Different From Itself: Simondon and the (Dis)Continuity between Inert and Living Matter
title_full_unstemmed The Life Different From Itself: Simondon and the (Dis)Continuity between Inert and Living Matter
title_sort life different from itself: simondon and the (dis)continuity between inert and living matter
publisher CENALTES
series HYBRIS: Revista de Filosofía
issn 0718-8382
publishDate 2018-05-01
description In this article we analyze the problematic relation that the French philosopher Gilbert Simondon establishes between inert matter and living matter concerning his theory of individuation. We attempt to demonstrate that despite the theoretical efforts of Simondon to found the nature of life in the order of the inorganic or physico-chemical phenomena, the processes of vital individuation results in functioning modes, structures, and dynamisms which have no precedents in the inert matter, fact that authorizes a definition of life as pure <em>difference</em> from itself
topic filosofía biológica
individuación vital
realidad preindividual
materia inerte
muerte
url http://revistas.cenaltes.cl/index.php/hybris/article/view/217
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