Transformation is a tricky concept; something we rely on regularly in public discourse, especially the “digital transformation”, but the concept itself is not as clear or stable as we might think. Within French-speaking philosophy, the concept has a really crucial role, one which I think is especially enlightening for how we think about transformation today.

That’s why I’m co-editing a volume — with my two brilliant collaborators, Prof Gavin Rae & Prof Emma Ingala — on “transformation”, examining how it functions both as a philosophical concept and as a way of thinking historical and conceptual change itself.

The volume has just been accepted for publication by Edinburgh University Press and should come out August 2026. The contributors are all excellent and I’m really delighted with how the volume has come together. More information here: https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-transformation-in-contemporary-french-philosophy.html