Ontogenesis of the unfinished and free individual - the ontological project of Gilbert Simondon

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The subject of this study is the ontological project of the brilliant French philosopher Gilbert Simondon (1924-1989), which consists of examining the individual through individuation in all spheres of reality: physical, biological, psychosocial (transindividual) and even technological. According to Simondon, the point is to use metaphysics to outline the ontological perspective of the individual's development on the path to individuation as a condition for the complete knowledge of reality. In addition, for Simondon, the theory of "individuation" comes from a relational meaning: this concept transforms a certain potentiality into a current reality. That is why this theory consists primarily in the ontogenesis of the individual as a problem of potential fiction: "more than one". The research methodology includes such general scientific approaches as the descriptive method, the categorization method, the method of analysis, observation and synthesis. It should be noted that this article has a search character and is aimed at understanding the individual as unique in relation to himself - unfinished, free and surpassing his being. Moreover, Simondon connects the idea of ​​a free and self-overcoming individual with the concept of technology as a creator-inventor. It follows that technical activity can be considered as an introduction to the true essence and as a manifestation of creative initiative in the name of individual freedom. In conclusion, the author points out: freedom through technology does not mean belonging to a certain gender or being chosen. This is a life calling, since it is based on the readiness to meet the highest risk of death. At the same time, the feeling of freedom inherent in a technician not only imposes great responsibility on him, but also gives his actions a universal ethical value.

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