Theory and Philosophy

Anti-Electra: The Radical Totem of the Girl Anti-Electra The Radical Totem of the Girl Elisabeth von Samsonow 2019 Spring
A close examination of the relationship between media, art, and the “Electra complex”
Against Aesthetic Exceptionalism Against Aesthetic Exceptionalism Arne De Boever 2019 Fall
Reconsiders exceptionalism between aesthetics and politics
Theory for the World to Come: Speculative Fiction and Apocalyptic Anthropology Theory for the World to Come Speculative Fiction and Apocalyptic Anthropology Matthew J. Wolf-Meyer 2019 Spring
Can social theories forge new paths into an uncertain future?
Edges of the State Edges of the State John Protevi 2019 Fall
Using philosophical and scientific work to engage the perennial question of human nature
Metaphysical Experiments: Physics and the Invention of the Universe Metaphysical Experiments Physics and the Invention of the Universe Bjørn Ekeberg 2019 Spring
An engaging critique of the science and metaphysics behind our understanding of the universe
The Technique of Thought: Nancy, Laruelle, Malabou, and Stiegler after Naturalism The Technique of Thought Nancy, Laruelle, Malabou, and Stiegler after Naturalism Ian James 2019 Spring
Interrogating the work of four contemporary French philosophers to rethink philosophy’s relationship to science and science’s relationship to reality
Anthropocene Poetics: Deep Time, Sacrifice Zones, and Extinction Anthropocene Poetics Deep Time, Sacrifice Zones, and Extinction David Farrier 2019 Spring
How poetry can help us think about and live in the Anthropocene by reframing our intimate relationship with geological time
The Tomb of the Artisan God: On Plato’s Timaeus The Tomb of the Artisan God On Plato’s Timaeus Serge Margel 2019 Spring
A far-reaching reinterpretation of Plato’s Timaeus and its engagement with time, eternity, body, and soul that in its original French edition profoundly influenced Derrida
Dialogues on the Human Ape Dialogues on the Human Ape Laurent Dubreuil and Sue Savage-Rumbaugh 2018 Fall
A primatologist and a humanist together explore the meaning of being a “human animal”
Another Mother: Diotima and the Symbolic Order of Italian Feminism Another Mother Diotima and the Symbolic Order of Italian Feminism Cesare Casarino and Andrea Righi, Editors 2018 Fall
A groundbreaking volume introduces the unique feminist thought of the longstanding Italian group known as Diotima
The Alphonso Lingis Reader The Alphonso Lingis Reader Alphonso Lingis Tom Sparrow, Editor 2018 Fall
A selection of the writings of Alphonso Lingis, showcasing a unique blend of travelogue, cultural anthropology, and philosophy
Before the Law: The Complete Text of Préjugés Before the Law The Complete Text of Préjugés Jacques Derrida 2018 Fall
Thinking judgment in relation to the work of Jean-François Lyotard
Elements of a Philosophy of Technology: On the Evolutionary History of Culture Elements of a Philosophy of Technology On the Evolutionary History of Culture Ernst Kapp 2018 Fall
The first philosophy of technology, constructing humans as technological and technology as an underpinning of all culture
The Experimental Side of Modeling The Experimental Side of Modeling Isabelle F. Peschard and Bas C. van Fraassen, Editors 2018 Fall
An innovative, multifaceted approach to scientific experiments as designed by and shaped through interaction with the modeling process
Heidegger: Phenomenology, Ecology, Politics Heidegger Phenomenology, Ecology, Politics Michael Marder 2018 Fall
Understanding the political and ecological implications of Heidegger’s work without ignoring his noxious public engagements