The assemblage brain : sense making in neuroculture / Tony D. Sampson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sampson, Tony D., author.

Contributor:

JSTOR (Organization)

Biomedical Library Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Brain--Anatomy.

Brain.

Neurosciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages)

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Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, [2017]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Once upon a time, neuroscience was born. From it emerged a dazzling array of neurotechnologies that, according to popular belief, have finally begun to unlock the secrets of the brain. But as the reach of brain sciences extends into all corners of cultural, social, political, and economic life, a yet newer world has taken .shape: neuroculture. In this book, Tony D. Sampson goes further than over before to tackle the profound ethical implications we face in consequence. The Assemblage Brain unveils a concept of sense making that challenges conventional scientific and philosophical understandings of the brain. Drawing on Deleuze and Guattari, Sampson calls for a radical critical theory that operates in the interferences between philosophy, science, art, and polities. From there, he unravels the conventional image of thought that underpins many scientific and philosophical accounts of how sense is produced, providing an alternative way of thinking about our current time in which capitalism and the neurosciences endeavor to colonize the brain. Book jacket.

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1. Interferences: Philosophy, Science, Art, and Capitalism; PART I: What Can Be Done to a Brain?; 2. Neurolabor: Digital Work and Consumption; 3. Control and Dystopia; PART II: What Can a Brain Do?; 4. Sense Making and Assemblages; 5. Relationality, Care, and the Rhythmic Brain; CODA: Taking Care of the Not-Self; Acknowledgments; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 08, 2016).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Biomedical Library Fund.

ISBN:

1452953287

9781452953281

Publisher Number:

99971057873

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.