A Leftist Ontology: Beyond Relativism and Identity Politics
University of Minnesota Press, 2009
Cloth: 978-0-8166-5029-3 | Paper: 978-0-8166-5030-9
Library of Congress Classification JA71.L4425 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification 320.01
Cloth: 978-0-8166-5029-3 | Paper: 978-0-8166-5030-9
Library of Congress Classification JA71.L4425 2009
Dewey Decimal Classification 320.01
ABOUT THIS BOOK | AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
ABOUT THIS BOOK
A new ontology for a globalized world
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.See other books on: Connolly, William E. | Identity politics | Philosophy, Marxist | Socialism | Strathausen, Carsten
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