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    Read the following:Introduction (1-5)

    Part I:Chapter I section 1 & 2 (6-17)

    Part II:Chapter I (49-68)

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    Simondon Translation (in progress) Mellamphy, Mellamphy & Mellamphy 2010

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    Simondon Translation (in progress) Mellamphy, Mellamphy & Mellamphy 2010

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    A0 ,D /H-BA0,.=ADI (/0+,-> .+/ @/>=0/ EA0 CADN?/>. ,D@ .+/ >/D>/ AE CAG-/.=.=AD ?D@/0B=/ .+/

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    +=> D/.FA0O AE !A?D@,0=/> => DA. ADB" >-,.=,B !?. ,B>A ./G-A0,BM .+/0/ ,0/ DA.,!B/

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    >.0?C.?0/> !" F+=C+ G,D => =D>/0./@ =D D,.?0,B !/CAG=DLJ P?>. ,> .+/ =DEB?/DC/ AE D,.?0,B .=G/

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    AJ A0@=D,0" .=G/ ,D@ A0@=D,0" >-,C/ >/0K/ ,> L0A?D@ EA0 .+/>/ E=L?0/>M @=>>AC=,./@

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    B=K=DL !/=DL ,D@ =.> G=B=/?I 3AFJ =. => -0/C=>/B" .+=> 0/.=C?B,0 >.0?C.?0/ .+,. LA/> A?. AE -+,>/

    F+/D .+/0/ => , >+=E. E0AG .+/ A0=L=D,B G,L=C,B ?D=." .A ./C+D=C> ,D@ .A 0/B=L=AD; E=L?0/ ,D@

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    +/ -0=G=.=K/ 0/.=C?B,.=AD AE .+/ G,L=C,B FA0B@ => .+?> .+/ >A?0C/ AE ,D A!P/C.=E=C,.=AD

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    /B=L=AD ,D@ ./C+D=C> ,0/ .+/ A0L,D=Y,.=AD AE .FA >"GG/.0=C,B ,D@ CAD.0,>.=DL

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    .+,. AE 0/B=L=ADI Q+/0/,> =D .+/ G,L=C,B 0/.=C?B,.=AD AE .+/ FA0B@J E=L?0/ ,D@ L0A?D@ ,0/

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    E0AG AD/ ,DA.+/0J =D .+=> F," !/CAG=DL GA!=B/J @=K=>=!B/J @=>-B,C/,!B/J ,D@ @=0/C.B" A-/D .A

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    ,D=-?B,.=AD !/C,?>/ @=>CADD/C./@ E0AG .+/ FA0B@I #/C+D=C,B .+=DO=DL 0/.,=D> ADB" .+/

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