IMPULSE Forum: Material Philosophy

Join IMPULSE Magazine on Tuesday, December 9th, for IMPULSE Forum, a community-based conversation program. Doors will open at 6 pm, and the discussion will begin by 6:30 pm. Reading materials and a discussion guide can be downloaded here.

French philosopher François Laruelle argues that almost all philosophy—even anti-philosophical philosophy—imposes abstract structures on reality, producing a habit of thinking that is seemingly dialectical but in effect essentializing. In his proposition for non-philosophy, he imagines a radical rejection of these tendencies, insisting that thinking should remain grounded in lived, material conditions rather than in abstract conceptual systems.

“Material Philosophy: Thinking Through the Noise” will be moderated by Natasha Chuk and hosted at Magenta Plains (149 Canal Street) in conversation with Joseph Nechvatal’s show “Information Noise Saturation.”

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