Epistemological notes on Gilbert’s Simondon philosophy

Abstract

In this article we suggest that an epistemological outline can be found in Gilbert Simondon's philosophy. The author departs from a place away from substantialism, positivism and also relativism and proposes a redefinition of the human sciences based on what he calls allagmatics, defined as a theory of operations. He thinks that science has focused on the study of structures and not operations, thus falling into substancialism. Allagmatics is not a new science same as the others, it is a methodological approach based on operations applied to different domains such as the physiochemical, the psycho-physiological and the psychosocial. An initial approach to epistemology and criticisms of positivism is presented, after we explain the definition of allagmatics and its roots in cybernetics, to conclude we show some aspects found about this author’s epistemology.