A Leftist Ontology
Beyond Relativism and Identity Politics
A new ontology for a globalized world
A Leftist Ontology offers a timely intervention in political philosophy, featuring some of the leading voices of our time. Rich with analyses of concepts from deconstruction, systems theory, and post-Marxism, with critiques of fundamentalist thought and the war on terror, this volume argues for developing a philosophy of being in order to overcome the quandary of postmodern relativism.
Intellectually broad-ranging, erudite, and attuned to philosophical complexities, A Leftist Ontology makes a significant contribution to the study of the relationship between philosophy and left thought.
Kenneth Surin, Duke University
Rich with analyses of concepts from deconstruction, systems theory, and post-Marxism, with critiques of fundamentalist thought and the war on terror, this volume argues for developing a philosophy of being in order to overcome the quandary of postmodern relativism. Undergirding the contributions are the premises that ontology is a vital concept for philosophy today, that an acceptable leftist ontology must avoid the kind of identity politics that has dominated recent cultural studies, and that a new ontology must be situated within global capitalism.
A Leftist Ontology offers a timely intervention in political philosophy, featuring some of the leading voices of our time.
Contributors: Bruno Bosteels, Cornell U; Christopher Breu, Illinois State U; Nicholas Brown, U of Illinois at Chicago; Sorin Radu Cucu, Manhattan College; George Edmondson, Dartmouth College; Eva Geulen, U of Bonn; Philip Goldstein, U of Delaware; Klaus Mladek, Dartmouth College; Alberto Moreiras, U of Aberdeen; Jeffrey T. Nealon, Pennsylvania State U; William Rasch, Indiana U; Ben Robinson, Indiana U; Imre Szeman, McMaster U; Roland Vegso, U of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Intellectually broad-ranging, erudite, and attuned to philosophical complexities, A Leftist Ontology makes a significant contribution to the study of the relationship between philosophy and left thought.
Kenneth Surin, Duke University
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