{"product_id":"the-universe-of-things-9780816689262","title":"The Universe of Things","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Steven Shaviro has long been the most dignified and helpful of Speculative Realism’s critics. In this new book, in prose devoid of rancor or backstabbing ambition, he patiently develops the metaphysics of Whitehead into an alternative to the four main strands of Speculative Realism: object-oriented, speculative materialist, vitalist, and scientistic. Shaviro’s arguments will interest both the supporters and the detractors of this still young philosophical movement.\" —Graham Harman, author of \u003ci\u003eBells and Whistles: More Speculative Realism\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shaviro has done a tremendous service by detailing in clear and precise prose the key tenets and developments of what has come to be known as the 'speculative realist' tradition in contemporary continental philosophy.  A standard reference and a useful guide for many years to come.\"—\u003ci\u003eNotre Dame Philosophical Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Shaviro’s summaries of the four Speculative Realists’ main doctrines are helpful to beginner and advanced student alike.\"—\u003ci\u003eTLS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Universe of Things \u003c\/i\u003eis the most important monograph yet to address Whitehead’s relevance for contemporary philosophy.\"—\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As for \u003ci\u003eThe Universe of Things\u003c\/i\u003e, I found it to be extraordinary.\"—\u003ci\u003eConfigurations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An illuminating critical account of the development of speculative realism to date and a significant contribution to speculative realist thought in its own right.\"—\u003ci\u003eCultural Critique\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eAbbreviations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction: Whitehead and Speculative Realism\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Self-Enjoyment and Concern\u003cbr\u003e2. The Actual Volcano\u003cbr\u003e3. The Universe of Things\u003cbr\u003e4. Panpsychism and\/or Eliminativism\u003cbr\u003e5. Consequences of Panpsychism\u003cbr\u003e6. Noncorrelational Thought\u003cbr\u003e7. Aisthesis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405972611415,"sku":"9780816689262","price":17.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780816689262.jpg?v=1730494100","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-universe-of-things-9780816689262","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}