The untruth of reality : the unacknowledged realism of modern philosophy /
As an alternative to speculative realism, this book claims that realism is not a stance that became impossible with Kant but instead represents a concomitant phenomenon of modern reason, however obscure. The realist stance can be claimed only at the precarious pinnacle of the dialectic of totalizati...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lanham, Maryland :
Lexington Books,
[2016]
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| Summary: | As an alternative to speculative realism, this book claims that realism is not a stance that became impossible with Kant but instead represents a concomitant phenomenon of modern reason, however obscure. The realist stance can be claimed only at the precarious pinnacle of the dialectic of totalization and release, where the overarching activity of the subject switches into a mode of de-totalizing release of the world from the constraints of consciousness and language. |
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| Physical Description: | vii, 189 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781498518406 1498518400 |