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"All people by nature desire to know" (Aristotle, The Metaphysics)

This website is dedicated to the quest for knowledge and to the question of what knowing means, how it is connected to thinking and to writing, and to how knowledge in the arts relates to scientific knowledge. The website is dedicated in these ways to fields of philosophy.

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Welcome to Achresis, the website of John W P Phillips, a highly regarded teacher and writer on philosophy and literature. With experience as a lecturer, consultant and author, he has developed a reputation as a fresh and inspiring voice in philosophy

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Discover writing by John W P Phillips at Academia.edu.

The End of Ontology and the Future of Media Theory

From the open access Media Theory journal. From the inaugural issue of Media Theory, John W.P. Phillips discusses ontology, critique and materiality to consider Kittler’s call for the dissolution of the form/matter dichotomy in media theory.

The Accident in Being: Michel Serres on the Emergence of the Object

From Media Theory:

The later writings of Michel Serres seem to take a generalizing turn. He refers to the structure of a fabulous récit, in which Hermes replaces Prometheus in the care of world affairs. More prosaically: a way of life directed by the forces of mediation has replaced one previously managed by the forces of production. But if we have learned to eliminate the pains of the body by operating various technologies of mediation, then the question arises: whither misfortune in this palliative age?

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John Phillips takes great care over every course he teaches. He has a highly interactive and engaging teaching style that has made him an extremely popular Professor of Philosophy and Literature.