Levi R. Bryant

Onto-Cartography (Speculative Realism)

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ISBN 13:: 9780748679973
author:: Levi R. Bryant
format:: Paperback
publisher:: Edinburgh University Press
language:: English
Publication Year:: 2014
Pages:: 312
Dimensions:: 23.4 x 2.5 x 15.5 cm
Genre:: Society, Politics & Philosophy, Philosophy,
Condition:: New
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Onto-Cartography: An Ontology of Machines and Media by Levi R. Bryant offers a bold defence of naturalism and materialism, arguing that culture is shaped by nature rather than the other way around. This thought-provoking work proposes a new machine-oriented ontology, one that considers nonhuman material agencies alongside signifying agencies such as discourses and narratives. By drawing on diverse disciplines including deconstruction, psychoanalysis, Marxism, media studies, and object-oriented ontology, Bryant lays the foundations for a comprehensive understanding of being. The book provides a framework for integrating critical theory and social constructivism, while offering fresh insights into nonhuman materiality. This theoretically omnivorous work challenges readers to reconsider their relationship with the world around them, revealing new perspectives on the nature of reality and our place within it.

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