The Library
Authors and books cited in our articles, regenerated automatically with each publication.
Authors
- Alain Ehrenberg1 art.
- Bernard Stiegler French philosopher (1952–2020), author of *Technics and Time*. A key thinker on the relations between technology, memory, and individuation.4 art.
- Byung-Chul Han Korean-German philosopher, leading critic of the transparency and performance society. Teaches in Berlin.2 art.
- Donna Haraway Donna Haraway is an American philosopher and historian of science, widely known for her influential work on the intersections of science, technology, gender, and species, including her landmark "Cyborg Manifesto."1 art.
- Erving Goffman Erving Goffman (1922–1982) was a Canadian-American sociologist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania, renowned for his groundbreaking work on social interaction and the dramaturgical analysis of everyday life.1 art.
- Ethan Mollick Professor at Wharton, specialist in entrepreneurship and applied AI. Author of *Co-Intelligence* (2024).1 art.
- Evgeny Morozov Evgeny Morozov is a Belarusian essayist and researcher known for his critical analysis of the political and social implications of digital technology and his critique of technological solutionism.1 art.
- Gilles Deleuze Gilles Deleuze (1925-1995) was a French philosopher and professor at the University of Paris VIII, whose works on difference, desire, and thought profoundly shaped contemporary philosophy.1 art.
- Glenn Adamson Design and craft historian, former director of the Museum of Arts and Design (New York). Author of *Fewer, Better Things*.1 art.
- Hartmut Rosa Hartmut Rosa is a German sociologist and philosopher, professor at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena, known for his work on social acceleration and resonance.1 art.
- Heinz von Foerster Heinz von Foerster was an Austrian-American physicist and philosopher, a founding figure of second-order cybernetics and co-founder of the Biological Computer Laboratory at the University of Illinois.1 art.
- Jean Baudrillard Jean Baudrillard (1929-2007) was a French philosopher and sociologist, renowned for his theories on simulation, hyperreality, and consumer society, notably developed in *Simulacra and Simulation*.1 art.
- Mark Fisher British cultural critic (1968–2017), author of *Capitalist Realism*. Theorised the inability to imagine alternatives to capitalism.2 art.
- Marshall McLuhan Marshall McLuhan was a Canadian media theorist whose work on communication and culture profoundly shaped our understanding of how media influences society.2 art.
- Mary Parker Follett Pioneer of organisational theory (1868–1933). Her work on shared power and coordination remains remarkably current.3 art.
- Robin Dunbar Evolutionary anthropologist, author of the 'Dunbar number' (150 stable social relationships). Emeritus professor at Oxford.2 art.
- Shoshana Zuboff Emerita professor at Harvard, author of *The Age of Surveillance Capitalism* (2019). Theorist of new regimes of digital power.2 art.
- Simon Willison Developer and co-creator of Django. Runs an authoritative blog on LLMs and open-source AI tooling.1 art.
Books
- A Thousand Plateaus Gilles Deleuze1 art.
- Capitalist Realism - Mark Fisher1 art.
- Capitalist Realism Mark Fisher1 art.
- Co-Intelligence - Ethan Mollick1 art.
- Fewer, Better Things - Glenn Adamson1 art.
- Phaedrus - Plato1 art.
- Resonance: A Sociology of Our Relationship to the World - Hartmut Rosa1 art.
- Simulacra and Simulation - Jean Baudrillard1 art.
- Staying with the Trouble: Making Kin in the Chthulucene - Donna Haraway1 art.
- Symbolic Misery - Bernard Stiegler1 art.
- Technics and Time - Bernard Stiegler1 art.
- Technics and Time Bernard Stiegler2 art.
- The Age of Surveillance Capitalism - Shoshana Zuboff1 art.
- The Age of Surveillance Capitalism Shoshana Zuboff1 art.
- The Alignment Problem - Brian Christian1 art.
- The Burnout Society - Byung-Chul Han1 art.
- The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life - Erving Goffman1 art.
- The Secrets of Consulting - Gerald Weinberg1 art.
- The Transparency Society - Byung-Chul Han2 art.
- The Weariness of the Self - Alain Ehrenberg1 art.
- Thinking in Systems - Donella Meadows1 art.
- To Save Everything, Click Here Evgeny Morozov1 art.
- Understanding Media - Marshall McLuhan1 art.
- Understanding Media Marshall McLuhan1 art.