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Adventures in Transcendental Materialism
Adrian Johnston
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Description for Adventures in Transcendental Materialism
Paperback. Armed with resources provided by German idealism, Marxism, psychoanalysis, the life sciences and contemporary philosophy, the author formulates an account of subjectivity that is both materialist and naturalist, and does full justice to human beings as irreducible to natural matter alone. Series: Speculative Realism. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: HPCF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 153 x 229 x 20. Weight in Grams: 584.
This book deals with a new materialist theory of subjectivity mobilising philosophy, psychoanalysis, politics and science. Armed with resources provided by German idealism, Marxism, psychoanalysis, the life sciences and contemporary philosophy, Johnston formulates an account of subjectivity that is both materialist and naturalist, and does full justice to human beings as irreducible to natural matter alone. At the same time, he argues against relapses into idealisms, dualisms and spiritualisms. It critically engages with some of today's most important thinkers, including Slavoj Zizek, Alain Badiou, Catherine Malabou, Jean-Claude Milner, Martin Hagglund, William Connolly and Jane Bennett. It is split into three ... Read more
This book deals with a new materialist theory of subjectivity mobilising philosophy, psychoanalysis, politics and science. Armed with resources provided by German idealism, Marxism, psychoanalysis, the life sciences and contemporary philosophy, Johnston formulates an account of subjectivity that is both materialist and naturalist, and does full justice to human beings as irreducible to natural matter alone. At the same time, he argues against relapses into idealisms, dualisms and spiritualisms. It critically engages with some of today's most important thinkers, including Slavoj Zizek, Alain Badiou, Catherine Malabou, Jean-Claude Milner, Martin Hagglund, William Connolly and Jane Bennett. It is split into three ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
240
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Series
Speculative Realism
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748673292
SKU
V9780748673292
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About Adrian Johnston
Adrian Johnston is Professor of Philosophy at the University of New Mexico at Albuquerque.
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