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The Speculative Turn: Continental Materialism and Realism

Levi Bryant, Nick Srnicek and Graham Harman (eds.)
ISBN: 9780980668346 eISBN: 9780980668353 RRP: $40 (AUD) Format: 234x156 mm (6x9 in) Paperback Pages: 440 Pub. Date: January 2011 Series: Anamnesis
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Continental philosophy has entered a new period of ferment. The long deconstructionist era was followed with a period dominated by Deleuze, which has in turn evolved into a new situation still difficult to define. However, one common thread running through the new brand of continental positions is a renewed attention to materialist and realist options in philosophy. Among the current giants of this generation, this new focus takes numerous different and opposed forms. It might be hard to find many shared positions in the writings of Badiou, DeLanda, Laruelle, Latour, Stengers, and Zizek, but what is missing from their positions is an obsession with the critique of written texts. All of them elaborate a positive ontology, despite the incompatibility of their results. Meanwhile, the new generation of continental thinkers is pushing these trends still further, as seen in currents ranging from transcendental materialism to the London-based speculative realism movement to new revivals of Derrida. As indicated by the title The Speculative Turn, the new currents of continental philosophy depart from the text-centered hermeneutic models of the past and engage in daring speculations about the nature of reality itself. This anthology assembles authors, of several generations and numerous nationalities, who will be at the center of debate in continental philosophy for decades to come.

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Essays from: Alain Badiou Ray Brassier Nathan Brown Levi Bryant Gabriel Catren Manuel DeLanda Iain Hamilton Grant Martin Hgglund Peter Hallward Graham Harman Adrian Johnston Francois Laruelle Bruno Latour Quentin Meillassoux Reza Negarestani

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About Blog Alberto Toscano Contact Us RSS Links Slavoj iek Cover Art All posts Home All comments About the Author Series Levi R. Bryant is a Professor of Philosophy at Collin College in Frisco, Shipping Rates Texas. He is

the author of Difference and Givenness: Deleuze's Transcendental Empiricism and the Ontology of Immanence as well as a number of articles on Deleuze, Badiou, and Lacanian psychoanalysis. Graham Harman is Associate Provost for Research Administration at the American University in Cairo, Egypt. He has published the following books: Tool-Being (2002), Guerrilla Metaphysics (2005), Heidegger Explained (2007), Prince of Networks (2009), Towards Speculative Realism (2010), L'Objet quadruple (2010), and Circus Philosophicus (2010) Nick Srnicek is a PhD candidate in International Relations at the London School of Economics. He is currently working towards a dissertation on the general dynamics of global political change, specifically focusing on the relations between contentious social movements, civil society organizations and international institutions. He has also published work in Symposium: Canadian Journal of Continental Philosophy and Pli: The Warwick Journal of Philosophy.

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