IMMATERIALISM

In this book the founder of object-oriented philosophy deploys his model of objects in the context of social theory. In Part One he outlines an immaterialist method to counter the dual reduction linked to the two senses of materialism, which either decomposes enti ties into their constituent pieces or overdetermines them by way of their relations and effects. Special attention is paid to the vi rtues and vices of actor-network theory, with the conclusion that ANT needs more focus on the unity, autonomy, and stability of obje cts, not ...[Llegir més]