A Leftist Ontology

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Author: Carsten StrathausenISBN: 9780816650309Publisher: University of Minnesota PressYear first published: 24 Sep 2009Pages: 304 Format: Paperback / softbackRich with analyses of concepts from deconstruction, systems theory, and post-Marxism, with critiques of fundamentalist thought and the war on terror, this volume argues for developing a philosophy of being in order to overcome the quandary of postmodern relativism. Undergirding the contributions are the premises that ontology is a vital concept for philosophy today, that an acceptable leftist ontology must avoid the kind of identity politics that has dominated recent cultural studies, and that a new ontology must be situated within global capitalism. Show more