<p>Is philosophy still alive? Are there any alternatives to univocal postmodernist thought? Is there any point in asking age-old questions about the existence of reality and the possibility of knowledge, about being (ontology) and knowing (epistemology)? In this book, Ernesto Castro issues a resounding yes to these and many other questions plaguing philosophy today. "Postcontinental realism" is the term coined by Castro to designate a group of realist thinkers who have overcome contemporary philosophy's time-honored division between the analytic tradition (concerned with epistemological and scientific questions) and the continental tradition (concerned with artistic and ontological questions). Written in a perfectly plain style that is accessible to readers from all walks of life, including those without a previous academic education, the author introduces the readers to the works and ideas of important, living philosophers such as Quentin Meillassoux, Ray Brassier, Graham Harman, Iain Hamilton Grant, Maurizio Ferraris, or Markus Gabriel.Published with the support of Fundacion Sicomoro.</p>

Postcontinental Realism: Ontology and Epistemology for the Twenty-first Century (Reality and Hermeneutics / Realitat Und Hermeneutik, 3)

Politics & Social Sciences

Castro, Ernesto

Philosophy

Mohr Siebrek Ek

In this polemic against some of the most visible and influential political, sociological, and philosophical writings of recent years, thinkers such as Zygmunt Bauman, Anthony Giddens, Agnes Héller, Gianni Vattimo, and Eloy Fern are taken to task for arguments and stances that the author considers ineffective and out of touch. Among the topics discussed are the fallacies of the neoclassical economy, the fetishism of a radical “otherness,” and the rhetoric of difference. A weighty attack on those philosophies obsessed with the supposed suicide of reason, the death of metaphysics, and the triumph over Modernity is also included, as is a debate over the European crisis and social movements such as 15-M and the Arab Spring.

Contra la postmodernidad (Alpha Mini) (Spanish Edition)

Literature & Fiction

Contemporary

Ediciones Alpha Decay

Perictione o De la libertad: Trilogía platónica

Genre Fiction

Ediciones Temas de Hoy

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