{"id":40648,"date":"2015-09-10T14:12:34","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T13:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/monasandnomos.org\/?p=2093"},"modified":"2015-09-10T14:12:34","modified_gmt":"2015-09-10T13:12:34","slug":"lecture-course-at-tu-vienna-a-theory-institute-winter-2015-from-form-to-spectrum-the-computational-object-in-design-and-in-philosophy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/meta.copyriot.com\/2015\/09\/lecture-course-at-tu-vienna-a-theory-institute-winter-2015-from-form-to-spectrum-the-computational-object-in-design-and-in-philosophy\/","title":{"rendered":"Lecture Course at TU Vienna (a-theory institute) winter 2015 \/\/ from form to spectrum \u2013 the \u00bbcomputational object\u00ab in design and in philosophy"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"TU<\/a><\/p>\n

The notion of \u00bbthe object\u00ab reveals itself currently in a novel manner\u00a0that not only produces powerful pragmatic tactics and protocols (e.g.\u00a0parametrics, agent-based modeling) as well as the aesthetics of a\u00a0\u00bbgeometry of the colossal\u00ab (Peter Sloterdijk), but it also enriches and\u00a0complicates the philosophical spectrum of how possibilities and\u00a0necessities can be reasoned, established, augmented, preserved or\u00a0exploited. The notion of \u00bbthe object\u00ab occupies a central position in a\u00a0younger generation of contemporary philosophical thinkers, who seek\u00a0to situate the role of speculation and imagination in reasoning from\u00a0within the relation \u00bbthe object\u00ab maintains to its \u00bbcomputability\u00ab.<\/p>\n

This lecture class introduces to some of the positions in these emerging discourses. We will trace a few invariant themes that currently resurface, and we will examine how they do so in novel and interesting manner. Thereby, we will pursue the following vector of interest: Are there novel aspects and interesting framings to be found in these discourses for developing a \u00bbspeculative architectonics\u00ab? And how would such an architectonics relate to the double-interest formulated by a \u00bbverallgemeinerte Baukultur\u00ab (Expanded Culture of Building), namely to expand architecture beyond its disciplinary confines on the one hand, while attending to its local situatedness on the other?<\/p>\n

COURSE MATERIALS \/\/\u00a0The positions that will be discussed include Michel Serres\u2019 philosophy of what he\u00a0calls \u201cthe transcendental objective\u201d, as well as a broad range of thinkers and writers\u00a0that group around labels like speculative realisms, new materialisms,\u00a0accelerationalism, object-oriented-design, flat ontology, speculative poetics. Much of\u00a0this discourse takes place online, so there are plenty of podcasts as well as texts to\u00a0connect the students directly with \u00bbthe sources\u00ab. Material for weekly preparation will\u00a0be suggested and it is highly recommended to work through them. However, it is not\u00a0mandatory for the participation in this course and it will not be part of the final exam.<\/p>\n

FINAL EXAM \/\/ In the last meeting, the students are asked to write a short essay (1-2 pages), in which they portray and discuss one particular line of thinking from what has been discussed throughout the semester (of their own choice).<\/p>\n

\"Unknown\"\u00a0\u00a0\"serres<\/a><\/p>\n

pdf of the book\u00a0\u201cThe Speculative Turn\u201d is available here at\u00a0re-press<\/a><\/p>\n

pdf of the book \u201cParasite\u201d is available here:\u00a0:\u00a0The Parasite<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n

SCHEDULE BY WEEKS (weekly materials to prepare):<\/p>\n

OCTOBER 14 \u00a0\/\/\u00a0Theory of the Quasi-Object (Michel Serres,<\/i>\u00a0from:\u00a0Parasite<\/em>\u00a0<\/i>1980,<\/i>\u00a0p. 224-34).
\nOCTOBER 28 \/\/\u00a0Potentiality and Virtuality (Quentin Meillassoux, from:\u00a0The Speculative Turn<\/em>, p. 224-36).
\nNOVEMBER 4 \/\/\u00a0Reflections on Etienne Souriau\u2019s Les diff\u00e9rents modes d\u2019existence (Bruno Latour,\u00a0from:\u00a0The Speculative Turn<\/em>, p. 304-33).
\nNOVEMBER 11 \/\/\u00a0Drafting the Inhuman: Conjectures on Capitalism and Organic Necrocracy (Reza Negarestani,\u00a0from:\u00a0The Speculative Turn<\/em>, p. 182-201).
\nNOVEMBER 18 \/\/\u00a0The Ontic Principle: Outline of an Object-Oriented Ontology (Levi R. Bryant,\u00a0from:The Speculative Turn<\/em>, p. 261-278).
\nNOVEMBER 25 \/\/\u00a0The Generic as Predicate and Constant: Non-Philosophy and Materialism (Fran\u00e7ois Laruelle,\u00a0from:\u00a0The Speculative Turn<\/em>, p. 237-260).
\nDECEMBER\u00a02 \/\/\u00a0MANIFESTO for an Accelerationist Politics<\/a>\u00a0(Alex Williams and Nick Srnicek) and\u00a0MANIFESTO\u00a0Xenofeminism.\u00a0For a Politics of Alienation<\/a>\u00a0(laboria kubonics)<\/p>\n

ADDITIONAL READINGS<\/p>\n

Jean-Luc Nancy, \u201cMyth, Interrupted\u201d in\u00a0The Inoperative Community<\/em>\u00a0(1986)\u00a0Jean-Luc-Nancy-Myth-Interrupted-2<\/a><\/p>\n

Ludger Hovestadt, \u201c\u201eA Fantastic Genealogy of the Printable\u201d\u00a0in: V.B\u00fchlmann, L.Hovestadt,\u00a0Printed Physics<\/i>, Metalithikum I, Springer 2012.\u00a0PRINTED PHYSICS_Hovestadt<\/a><\/p>\n

\"TU<\/a><\/p>\n

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The notion of »the object« reveals itself currently in a novel manner that not only produces powerful pragmatic tactics and protocols (e.g. parametrics, agent-based modeling) as well as the aesthetics of a »geometry of the colossal« (Peter Sloterdijk), but it also enriches and complicates the philosophical spectrum of how possibilities and necessities can be reasoned, established, augmented, preserved or exploited. The … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/span>\"\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":883,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1149,1395,1780,1759,1760,1761,1762],"class_list":["post-40648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-syndicated","tag-alphabets-of-coding","tag-course-curricula","tag-michel-serres","tag-new-materialism","tag-object-orientation","tag-speculative-realism","tag-the-object"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/meta.copyriot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/meta.copyriot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/meta.copyriot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meta.copyriot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/883"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meta.copyriot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40648"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/meta.copyriot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40649,"href":"https:\/\/meta.copyriot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40648\/revisions\/40649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/meta.copyriot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meta.copyriot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/meta.copyriot.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}