Discipline and Autopoiesis: Foucault and Guattari on Technology

Benn Van Den Ende

Discipline and Autopoiesis: Foucault and Guattari on Technology

School of Social Sciences

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Abstract

When one thinks of Michel Foucault the title ‘philosopher of technology’ does not immediately spring to mind. However, as Gerrie (2003) notes, perhaps Foucault is best understood as such. Similarly, while Felix Guattari’s work with Deleuze doesn’t explicitly place him in the same category, his 1992 book ‘Chaosmosis: An Ethico-Aesthetic Paradigm’, in part, deals directly with the philosophy of technology. This paper aims to examine the similarities between Foucault and Guattari’s conceptions of technology and ultimately argues that Foucault’s concept of discipline can be understood as what Guattari refers to as an autopoietic machine.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 23 Jun 2019
Event	Deleuze/Guattari Studies in Asia: 7th International Conference Tokyo, 2019 - University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan Duration: 21 Jun 2019 → 23 Jun 2019 https://www.deleuze.jp/

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Conference	Deleuze/Guattari Studies in Asia
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Tokyo
Period	21/06/19 → 23/06/19
Internet address	https://www.deleuze.jp/

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