Object-Oriented Philosophy

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Ingold on Making – Agency and Animacy

Posted by bodyoftheory ⋅ December 5, 2014 ⋅ 4 Comments

In his latest collection of essays subtitled ‘Anthropology, Archaeology, Art and Architecture’ [1] Tim Ingold continues his interdisciplinary investigations into the messy world of making. Written in a typically lively, direct and highly accessible style, one of the strengths of Ingold’s approach is the intimate connection between philosophy and field work – you get the … Continue reading →

Harman on Heidegger: ‘Buildings as Tool-Beings’

Posted by bodyoftheory ⋅ May 29, 2013 ⋅ 5 Comments

Much of Graham Harman’s so-called ‘object-oriented philosophy’ takes up Martin Heidegger’s account of the nature of tools and equipment, as set out in the first part and first division of his major work Being and Time. The key problem I have with Harman’s reading of this account is the overly binary view of perception which … Continue reading →