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dinsdag 21 juli 2020
Prison break? In Defense of Correlationism
Recently I’ve enhanced my paper on Meillassoux’s arguments in After Finitude against correlationism. The new version of my paper can be found here on my website.
zaterdag 6 juni 2015
A boys' club
Recently Graham Harman responded to the criticism that speculative realism is largely, if not entirely, a boys' affair. Now, here is another suggestion to address this criticism. Invite Amie Thomasson to the party. She is a post-Kantian defender of ordinary objects against various attempts to ontologically deflate them. In addition to being an ontological realist, she is commited to a flat ontology. She maintains that objects of all sorts are on equal ontological footing, such as tables and chairs, numbers and fictions. This would make her a friend of object oriented ontology and thus a member of the club.
woensdag 21 januari 2015
Master Course Speculative Realism (reminder)
Master Specialisation Course Theoretical Philosophy (6 ECT): The Contemporary Speculative Turn to Realism
Post-Kantian critical philosophy focused almost exclusively on discourse and consciousness as what constitutes our access to reality. Since reality appears only as the correlate of language or thought, the world as it is in itself is unknowable. Yet, in recent years various philosophers within the existential and phenomenological tradition turned again towards reality 'in itself'. This new school of thought is known as Speculative Realism.
Speculative realists reject the post-Kantian idea that we only have access to the correlation or interplay between thinking and being, and never to one of them considered apart from the other. The adjective ‘speculative’ might suggest a return to pre-Kantian metaphysics. But this is not the case. Speculative realists purport to think the 'in itself' again, but without going back to pre-critical thought.
One also want to overcome the Kantian presumption that our human access to reality is somehow privileged. In this sense the target of philosophical reflection is shifted away from the human-world correlate as well. In the master course we will study texts of leading speculative realists such as Quentin Meillassoux ('speculative materialism'), Graham Harman and Levy Bryant ('object oriented ontology') and Tristan Garcia (‘flat ontology').
Literature
- Quentin Meillassoux, 'After Finitude: An Essay on the Necessity of Contingency',
- Graham Harman, 'The Current State of Speculative Realism' in Speculations, 'Meillassoux’s Virtual Future' in Continent and 'The Road to Objects' in Continent,
- Levi Bryant, Nick Srnicek, and Graham Harman (eds.), 'The Speculative Turn: Continental Materialism and Realism',
- Tristan Garcia, 'Form and Object: A Treatise on Things'.
Logistics
VU Amsterdam, Week 6-11, Tuesday and Thursday, 14:30 - 17:15
Registration: e.rutten@vu.nl
Post-Kantian critical philosophy focused almost exclusively on discourse and consciousness as what constitutes our access to reality. Since reality appears only as the correlate of language or thought, the world as it is in itself is unknowable. Yet, in recent years various philosophers within the existential and phenomenological tradition turned again towards reality 'in itself'. This new school of thought is known as Speculative Realism.
Speculative realists reject the post-Kantian idea that we only have access to the correlation or interplay between thinking and being, and never to one of them considered apart from the other. The adjective ‘speculative’ might suggest a return to pre-Kantian metaphysics. But this is not the case. Speculative realists purport to think the 'in itself' again, but without going back to pre-critical thought.
One also want to overcome the Kantian presumption that our human access to reality is somehow privileged. In this sense the target of philosophical reflection is shifted away from the human-world correlate as well. In the master course we will study texts of leading speculative realists such as Quentin Meillassoux ('speculative materialism'), Graham Harman and Levy Bryant ('object oriented ontology') and Tristan Garcia (‘flat ontology').
Literature
- Quentin Meillassoux, 'After Finitude: An Essay on the Necessity of Contingency',
- Graham Harman, 'The Current State of Speculative Realism' in Speculations, 'Meillassoux’s Virtual Future' in Continent and 'The Road to Objects' in Continent,
- Levi Bryant, Nick Srnicek, and Graham Harman (eds.), 'The Speculative Turn: Continental Materialism and Realism',
- Tristan Garcia, 'Form and Object: A Treatise on Things'.
Logistics
VU Amsterdam, Week 6-11, Tuesday and Thursday, 14:30 - 17:15
Registration: e.rutten@vu.nl
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maandag 17 februari 2014
VU Seminar on Speculative Realism
This year I shall teach a VU course on Speculative Realism. Speculative Realism is a growing and fascinating movement within contemporary philosophy. The course has the form of a seminar. Below I provide a short outline of its contents. Those interested in attending can contact me for further information.
Post-Kantian critical philosophy has focused almost exclusively on discourse and consciousness as what constitutes reality. Reality appeared only as the correlate of language or thought. Yet, in recent years one can detect a new development within philosophical thought. By contrast with the focus of post-Kantian critical philosophy on discourse and consciousness, a number of philosophers within the existential and phenomenological tradition turned again towards reality in itself. This movement is known as Speculative Realism.
The adjective speculative might suggest a return to pre-Kantian dogmatic philosophy. This is however not the case. Speculative realist thinkers purport to think reality in itself again, without falling back to pre-critical unreflective thought.
Speculative realists share a strong resistance to post-Kantian philosophies of human finitude. They reject the Kantian idea that we only have access to the correlation or interplay between thinking and being, and never to one of them considered apart from the other.
Further, these thinkers want to overcome the Kantian presumption that our human access to reality is somehow privileged. The target of philosophical reflection is thus shifted away again from the thought-world correlate.
Apart from these commonalities, there are important differences between leading speculative realists. Core members within speculative realism are Quentin Meillassoux (defending speculative materialism), Graham Harman and Levy Bryant (defending object oriented ontology), and Tristan Garcia (defending a flat ontology).
The objective of the seminar is to gain clear insight into the various positions within speculative realism and to be able to critically assess and compare these views. We shall explore together a number of fundamental texts that are generally considered to be representative of speculative realist thought and which founded the school of speculative realism. Participants are expected to actively participate by contributing to the discussion and giving a talk.
Literature includes (but is not limited to) selected chapters from After Finitude: An Essay on the Necessity of Contingency by Quentin Meillassoux; 'The Current State of Speculative Realism’ in Speculations, ‘Meillassoux’s Virtual Future’ in Continent, and ‘The Road to Objects’ in Continent by Graham Harman; selected essays from The Speculative Turn: Continental Materialism and Realism edited by Levi Bryant, Nick Srnicek, and Graham Harman; and selected chapters from Form and Object: A Treatise on Things by Tristan Garcia.
Post-Kantian critical philosophy has focused almost exclusively on discourse and consciousness as what constitutes reality. Reality appeared only as the correlate of language or thought. Yet, in recent years one can detect a new development within philosophical thought. By contrast with the focus of post-Kantian critical philosophy on discourse and consciousness, a number of philosophers within the existential and phenomenological tradition turned again towards reality in itself. This movement is known as Speculative Realism.
The adjective speculative might suggest a return to pre-Kantian dogmatic philosophy. This is however not the case. Speculative realist thinkers purport to think reality in itself again, without falling back to pre-critical unreflective thought.
Speculative realists share a strong resistance to post-Kantian philosophies of human finitude. They reject the Kantian idea that we only have access to the correlation or interplay between thinking and being, and never to one of them considered apart from the other.
Further, these thinkers want to overcome the Kantian presumption that our human access to reality is somehow privileged. The target of philosophical reflection is thus shifted away again from the thought-world correlate.
Apart from these commonalities, there are important differences between leading speculative realists. Core members within speculative realism are Quentin Meillassoux (defending speculative materialism), Graham Harman and Levy Bryant (defending object oriented ontology), and Tristan Garcia (defending a flat ontology).
The objective of the seminar is to gain clear insight into the various positions within speculative realism and to be able to critically assess and compare these views. We shall explore together a number of fundamental texts that are generally considered to be representative of speculative realist thought and which founded the school of speculative realism. Participants are expected to actively participate by contributing to the discussion and giving a talk.
Literature includes (but is not limited to) selected chapters from After Finitude: An Essay on the Necessity of Contingency by Quentin Meillassoux; 'The Current State of Speculative Realism’ in Speculations, ‘Meillassoux’s Virtual Future’ in Continent, and ‘The Road to Objects’ in Continent by Graham Harman; selected essays from The Speculative Turn: Continental Materialism and Realism edited by Levi Bryant, Nick Srnicek, and Graham Harman; and selected chapters from Form and Object: A Treatise on Things by Tristan Garcia.
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