Speculative Realism: An Introduction

ISBN-13: 9781509519996 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 190 str.

Graham Harman

Opis

On April 27, 2007, the first Speculative Realism (SR) workshop was held at Goldsmiths, University of London, featuring four young philosophers whose ideas were loosely allied. Over the ensuing decade, the ideas of SR spread from philosophy to the arts, architecture, and numerous disciplines in the humanities and social sciences.

Recenzje

"An essential guide by the foremost philosopher of our age. This book will educate and delight both aficionados and those unfamiliar with the first major philosophical movement of the twenty-first century." Timothy Morton, Rice University "Harman presents a clear overview of the development of Speculative Realism's core debates. He not only reconstructs its genealogy but offers a remarkably concise introduction to his own ontology by putting it in its larger context." Markus Gabriel, University of Bonn

Spis treści

Introduction 1. Prometheanism A. Brassier at Goldsmiths B. Brassier s Nihilism C. The Path Ahead 2. Vitalist Idealism A. Grant at Goldsmiths B.  Philosophies of Nature After Schelling C. A New Sense of Idealism 3. Object–Oriented Ontology (OOO) A. OOO at Goldsmiths B. The Withdrawn C. Objects and Their Qualities D. Vicarious Causation E. The Crucial Place of Aesthetics 4. Speculative Materialism A. Meillassoux at Goldsmiths B.  After Finitude C. Glimpses of the Divine Inexistence Conclusion: The Two Axes of Speculative Realism Notes References Index

O autorze

Graham Harman is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Southern California Institute of Architecture (on leave from the American University in Cairo).