Quentin Meillassoux: Philosophy in the Making - Brossura

Harman, Graham

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ISBN 10: 0748640797 ISBN 13: 9780748640799

Casa editrice: Edinburgh Univ Pr, 2011

Riassunto

Quentin Meillassoux has been described as the most rapidly prominent French philosopher in the Anglophone world since Jacques Derrida in the 1960s. With the publication of After Finitude (2006), this daring protege of Alain Badiou became one of the world's most visible younger thinkers. In this book, his fellow Speculative Realist, Graham Harman, assesses Meillassoux's publications in English so far. Also included are an insightful interview with Meillassoux and first-time translations of excerpts from L'Inexistence divine (The Divine Inexistence), his famous but still unpublished major book.

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Recensione:

Quentin Meillassoux's entry into the philosophical scene marks the beginning of a new epoch: the end of the transcendental approach and the return to realist ontology. Harman's beautifully written and argued book provides not just an introduction to Meillassoux, but much more: one authentic philosopher writing about another - a rare true encounter. It is not only for those who want to understand Meillassoux, but also for those who want to witness a radical shift in the entire field of philosophy. It is a book that will shake the very foundations of your world! --Slavoj Zizek, philosopher and psychoanalyst

A striking and original contribution to what the subtitle calls 'Philosophy in the Making' ... Harman, an accomplished philosopher in his own right, presents clearly Meillassoux's work and ideas to date. In the book, he critically distinguishes his own philosophy from that of Meillassoux, provides an interview with Meillassoux, and most importantly, supplies an overview and partial translation of Meillassoux's major unpublished book, 'The Divine Inexistence'. --International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion

Harman is to be commended for bringing more of Meillassoux to our attention and he delivers an admirably balanced account considering his own broad allegiance to the kind of philosophy he is explaining. There is a winning enthusiasm to his writing, even when he draws attention to questionable lines of thought in Meillassoux, and he is especially cogent in drawing out the larger philosophical frames of reference in which the French philosopher needs to be situated. --Irish Left Review

L'autore:

Graham Harman is Professor of Philosophy at the American University in Cairo.

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• Editore: Edinburgh Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0748640797
• ISBN 13: 9780748640799
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 247