Looking back at Reza Negarestani’s lecture












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            The Faculty of Humanities and the Academy of Fine Arts had the honour of hosting a lecture
            Negarestani [ URL "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reza_Negarestani"] , one of the leading t
            of “speculative realism.” Negarestani (in the photos, he’s the one in the beige sweater) n

            popularized writing at the intersection of theory and fiction (Cyclonopedia [ URL "https:/
            title/cyclonopedia-complicity-with-anonymous-materials/"] ), but also developed an extensi
            rationalist project on intelligence. During his first ever Prague appearance, Negarestani 

            his program of (general) intelligence as presented in his book Intelligence and Spirit [ U
            mitpress.mit.edu/9780997567403/intelligence-and-spirit/"] . Negarestani’s lecture was mode

            artist, curator and critic Mohammad Salemy [ URL "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammad_S
            in the black cap), who was joined by curator and theorist Václav Janoščík (the one in the 
            own contribution and questions. Make Philosophy Great Again!


            Photo: Pavla Keltnerová


            This event was funded by the Czech Science Foundation (GAČR), project No. 22-17984S: Focal
            Violence and Inhumanism in Contemporary Art and Media Culture [ URL "https://starfos.tacr.
            GA22-17984S#project-participants"] .