Ontology after Ontotheology: Plurality, Event, and Contingency in Contemporary Philosophy

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Ontology after Ontotheology Ontology after Ontotheology Plurality, Event, and Contingency in Contemporary Philosophy Gert-Jan van der Heiden Copyright © 2014 Duquesne University Press All rights reserved Published in the United States of America by Duquesne university Press 600 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15282 No part of this book may be used or reproduced, in any manner or form whatsoever, without written permission from the publisher, except in the case of short quotations in critical articles or reviews. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Heiden, Gerrit Jan van der, 1976– Ontology after ontotheology : plurality, event, and contingency in contemporary philosophy / Gert-Jan van der Heiden. pages cm Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary: “Van der Heiden works largely with present-day thinkers such as Badiou, Nancy, Romano, Meillassoux, and Agamben, and examines contemporary thought as it seeks to recover a sense of the absolute, but without recourse to specifically theological underpinnings”—Provided by publisher. ISBN 978-0-8207-0472-2 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Ontology. 2. Metaphysics. 3. Contingency (Philosophy) I. Title. BD311.H44 2014 111—dc23 2014000211 eISBN 978-0-8207-0598-9 ...