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Castoriadis's Ontology
Suzi Adams
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Hardback. Series: Perspectives in Continental Philosophy. Num Pages: 312 pages. BIC Classification: HPJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 3895 x 5830 x 27. Weight in Grams: 567.
This book is the first systematic reconstruction of Castoriadis’ philosophical trajectory. It critically interprets the internal shifts in Castoriadis’ ontology through reconsideration of the ancient problematic of ‘human institution’ (nomos) and ‘nature’ (physis), on the one hand, and the question of ‘being’ and ‘creation’, on the other. Unlike the order of physis, the order of nomos played no substantial role in the development of western thought: The first part of the book suggests that Castoriadis sought to remedy this with his elucidation of the social-historical as the region of being elusive to the determinist imaginary of inherited philosophy. This ontological ... Read more
This book is the first systematic reconstruction of Castoriadis’ philosophical trajectory. It critically interprets the internal shifts in Castoriadis’ ontology through reconsideration of the ancient problematic of ‘human institution’ (nomos) and ‘nature’ (physis), on the one hand, and the question of ‘being’ and ‘creation’, on the other. Unlike the order of physis, the order of nomos played no substantial role in the development of western thought: The first part of the book suggests that Castoriadis sought to remedy this with his elucidation of the social-historical as the region of being elusive to the determinist imaginary of inherited philosophy. This ontological ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Fordham University Press United States
Number of pages
312
Condition
New
Series
Perspectives in Continental Philosophy
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780823234585
SKU
V9780823234585
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About Suzi Adams
Suzi Adams is Lecturer in Social Theory and Sociology at Flinders University, Adelaide.
Reviews for Castoriadis's Ontology
"Quite simply, this type and level of analytic work on Castoriadis is overdue."
-Kyoo Lee John Jay College, CUNY "Suzi Adams is the first to examine and evaluate Castoriadis' ontological and,broadly speaking, anthropological thinking in the full complexity of its splendor. Hers is a gesture of Ariadne, because she makes the self-ascribed labyrinthine architecture of Castoriadis' thought meaningfully tangible. ... Read more
-Kyoo Lee John Jay College, CUNY "Suzi Adams is the first to examine and evaluate Castoriadis' ontological and,broadly speaking, anthropological thinking in the full complexity of its splendor. Hers is a gesture of Ariadne, because she makes the self-ascribed labyrinthine architecture of Castoriadis' thought meaningfully tangible. ... Read more