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Nick Land
Nick Land | |
|---|---|
| Born | 17 January 1962 |
| Nationality | British |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Continental philosophy[1] Accelerationism Dark Enlightenment |
| Institutions | University of Warwick |
Main interests | |
Notable ideas | Accelerationism |
Nick Land (born 17 January 1962) is an English philosopher who has been described as "the Godfather of accelerationism".[2] His work has been tied to the development of speculative realism,[3][4] and departs from the formal conventions of academic writing, as well as exploring unorthodox and "dark" philosophical interests.[5]
In the 1990s, Land was associated with leftist theory and influenced by figures such as Bataille, Marx, and Deleuze & Guatarri as well as science fiction, rave culture, post-structuralism, and the occult.[6] During this era, he succeeded the cyberfeminist theorist Sadie Plant as leader of the "theory-fiction" collective Cybernetic Culture Research Unit (CCRU).[7][8] In the 21st century, Land moved to the political right and became known for his role in developing the neo-reactionary movement known as the Dark Enlightenment, which promotes anti-egalitarian and anti-democratic ideas.
- ^ Fisher, Mark (2014) [2012]. "Terminator vs Avatar". In Mackay, Robin; Avanessian, Armen (eds.). #Accelerate: The Accelerationist Reader. pp. 341–2.
- ^ Beckett, Andy (11 May 2017). "Accelerationism: How a fringe philosophy predicted the future we live in". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 11 April 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Mackay, Robin; Avanessian, Armen (2014). "Introduction". In Mackay, Robin; Avanessian, Armen (eds.). #Accelerate: The Accelerationist Reader (PDF). Falmouth: Urbanomic. pp. 1–46. ISBN 978-0-9575295-5-7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 December 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ^ Mackay, Robin; Brassier, Ray (2018). "Editors' Introduction". Fanged Noumena: Collected Writings 1987–2007 (6 ed.). Urbanomic. p. 8. ISBN 9780955308789.
- ^ Mackay, Robin (27 February 2013). "Nick Land – An Experiment in Inhumanism". Divus. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020.
- ^ Wark, McKenzie. "On Nick Land". Verso. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ^ Fisher, Mark (1 June 2011). "Nick Land: Mind Games". Dazed and Confused. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- ^ Land, Nick (2011). Fanged Noumena: Collected Writings 1987–2007. Introduction by Ray Brassier and Robin Mackay. Falmouth: Urbanomic. ISBN 978-0955308789.
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