In this Book
- A Leftist Ontology: Beyond Relativism and Identity Politics
- 2009
- Book
- Published by: University of Minnesota Press
summary
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.
Table of Contents
- Foreword: The Left and Ontopolitics
- pp. ix-xviii
- Introduction: Thinking Outside In
- pp. xix-xlvi
- II. The Persistence of Marxism
- pp. 31-32
- III. Deconstruction/Politics
- pp. 123-124
- 8. Politics and the Fiction of the Political
- pp. 147-169
- IV. Psychoanalysis and the Political
- pp. 185-186
- 11. A Politics of Melancholia
- pp. 208-234
- Acknowledgments
- pp. 253-254
- Contributors
- pp. 255-258
Additional Information
ISBN
9780816667932
Related ISBN(s)
9780816650309
MARC Record
OCLC
505993987
Pages
304
Launched on MUSE
2015-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No