The unrealizable : towards a politics of ontology /
We are so used to distinguishing between the possible and the real, between essence and existence that we do not realize that these distinctions, which seem so obvious to us, are the result of a long and laborious process that has led to the splitting of being, the 'matter' of thought, int...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Seagull Books,
[2025].
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| Series: | Italian list.
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| Summary: | We are so used to distinguishing between the possible and the real, between essence and existence that we do not realize that these distinctions, which seem so obvious to us, are the result of a long and laborious process that has led to the splitting of being, the 'matter' of thought, into two fragments that are both conflicting and intimately intertwined. This book argues that the ontological-political machine of the West is based on the splitting of this 'matter', without which neither science nor politics would be possible. Without the partition of reality into essence and existence and into possibility and actuality, neither scientific knowledge nor the ability to control human action, which characterizes the historical power of the West, would have been possible. |
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| Item Description: | Translation of : L'irrealizzabile : per una politica dell'ontologia |
| Physical Description: | 278 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 268-278). |
| ISBN: | 9781803094670 1803094672 |