The pharmakon, both cure and poison, refers to the technical objects through which we open ourselves to new futures, and thereby create the spirit that makes us human. From Socrates and Derrida to the child psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott, Stiegler shows that technics are both the cause of our suffering and also what makes life worth living.
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The pharmakon, both cure and poison, refers to the technical objects through which we open ourselves to new futures, and thereby create the spirit that makes us human. From Socrates and Derrida to the child psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott, Stiegler shows that technics are both the cause of our suffering and also what makes life worth living.
Pages - 178
Binding - Paperback
Publisher - Polity
Publication Date -
ISBN - 9780745662718
