Cybernetics and the Left: Communist Synergy or Capitalist Machines?
Acid Horizon31 Maj 2023

Cybernetics and the Left: Communist Synergy or Capitalist Machines?

Adam is joined by Dr James Fox to discuss the legacy of cybernetics and organizational theory, its Leftist critics, and the potential for a cybernetics of the commune, one which politicizes the dynamic systems of democracy at play in worker organizing. We discussed public attitudes to cyber-theory, the history of the field from Wiener to Bogdanov and Stafford Beer, and the use of machinic language from Deleuze to the CCRU. You can read all of the pieces from James we discussed today over at ...

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The Politics of Ghosting: Dominic Pettman on Absence, Intimacy, and Digital Life

The Politics of Ghosting: Dominic Pettman on Absence, Intimacy, and Digital Life

What does it mean to live in a world where relationships can vanish overnight, without explanation or closure? In this episode, Acid Horizon speaks with cultural theorist Dominic Pettman about his new...

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Western Marxism vs. Stalinism: Domenico Losurdo’s Controversial Legacy with Ross Wolfe

Western Marxism vs. Stalinism: Domenico Losurdo’s Controversial Legacy with Ross Wolfe

What if the very idea of Western Marxism has less to do with geography than with defeat? In this episode of Acid Horizon, we dive into Domenico Losurdo’s controversial use of the term and ask what’s a...

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Wilhelm Reich, Fascism & Work Democracy: Philip Bennett & David Silver at Orgonon

Wilhelm Reich, Fascism & Work Democracy: Philip Bennett & David Silver at Orgonon

Video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/sbwVioWlhS0 What happens when we revisit Wilhelm Reich’s journey from Freud’s student to radical theorist of desire, politics, and repression? In this episode, we s...

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From Blake to Bataille: Romanticism, Communism, and the Commons with Joseph Albernaz

From Blake to Bataille: Romanticism, Communism, and the Commons with Joseph Albernaz

What does Romanticism have to do with communism, enclosure, and the commons today? In this episode we speak with Joseph Albernaz, author of Common Measures: Romanticism and the Groundlessness of Commu...

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LEPHT HAND - Myth, Nostalgia, and Liberation: Federico Campagna’s 'Otherworlds: Mediterranean Lessons On Escaping History'

LEPHT HAND - Myth, Nostalgia, and Liberation: Federico Campagna’s 'Otherworlds: Mediterranean Lessons On Escaping History'

Can myth itself serve as a material force in struggles for liberation? Federico Campagna joins me to discuss how myth—too often dismissed as escapism or co-opted by reaction—can instead become a pract...

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Identity on Credit: Ajax, Achilles, and the Modern Self with Fredrik Westerlund

Identity on Credit: Ajax, Achilles, and the Modern Self with Fredrik Westerlund

What happens when the self we imagine drifts further from the one we actually live? In this episode, philosopher Fredrik Westerlund joins Craig and Nicholas de Warren to explore his concept of “identi...

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From Chaos to Creation: Deleuze, Francis Bacon, 'On Painting', and 'The Logic of Sensation' with Charles J. Stivale

From Chaos to Creation: Deleuze, Francis Bacon, 'On Painting', and 'The Logic of Sensation' with Charles J. Stivale

What happens when the painter’s hand breaks free from the eye, and chaos reorganizes the entire field of vision? In this episode of Acid Horizon, we join Charles Stivale, translator of On Painting and...

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How Did Analytic Philosophy Become the Ruling Class of Thought? Christoph Schuringa Explains

How Did Analytic Philosophy Become the Ruling Class of Thought? Christoph Schuringa Explains

What if analytic philosophy isn't as politically neutral as it claims to be? In this episode, we explore the hidden ideological scaffolding of analytic philosophy—its deference to science, retreat to ...

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