After Finitude

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An Essay on the Necessity of Contingency

By Dr Quentin Meillassoux

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After Finitude is a thought-provoking philosophical work by Dr Quentin Meillassoux that challenges the dominant perspectives of post-Kantian philosophy. The book explores the concept of contingency and the limitations of human knowledge, paving the way for a speculative materialism that goes beyond anthropocentric thinking. It raises fundamental questions about the nature of reality and our capacity to understand it, aiming to break free from the constraints of traditional metaphysical thinking.
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This book may appeal to you if you're intrigued by contemporary philosophical debates and enjoy challenging long-held metaphysical ideas. Dr Quentin Meillassoux's work invites you to explore the concept of contingency and confronts the limits of our knowledge, offering a fresh perspective that challenges traditional philosophies.

After Finitude

Offers readings of the history of philosophy and sets out a critique of the unavowed fideism at the heart of post-Kantian philosophy. This book introduces a philosophical alternative to the forced choice between dogmatism and critique.

Now available for the first time in paperback, the remarkable debut of a former student of Alain Badiou. A work which makes a strikingly original contribution to contemporary French philosophy and is set to have a significant impact on the future of Continental philosophy. Quentin Meillassoux, a former student of Alain Badiou, is considered to be one of the most talented and exciting new voices in contemporary French philosophy.

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From the preface by Alain Badiou:

It is no exaggeration to say that Quentin Meillassoux has opened up a new path in the history of philosophy, understood here as the history of what it is to know ... This remarkable "critique of critique" is introduced here without embellishment, cutting straight to the heart of the matter in a particularly clear and logical manner. It allows the destiny of thought to be the absolute once more.

"This work is one of the most important to appear in continental philosophy in recent years and deserves a wide readership at the earliest possible date ... Après la finitude is an important book of philosophy by an authentic emerging voice in continental thought. Quentin Meillassoux deserves our close attention in the years to come and his book deserves rapid translation and widespread discussion in the English-speaking world. There is nothing like it."

- Graham Harman in Philosophy Today

Quentin Meillassoux's remarkable debut makes a strikingly original contribution to contemporary French philosophy and is set to have a significant impact on the future of continental philosophy. Written in a style that marries great clarity of expression with argumentative rigour, After Finitude provides bold readings of the history of philosophy and sets out a devastating critique of the unavowed fideism at the heart of post-Kantian philosophy.

The exceptional lucidity and the centrality of argument in Meillassoux's writing should appeal to analytic as well as continental philosophers, while his critique of fideism will be of interest to anyone preoccupied by the relation between philosophy, theology and religion.

Meillassoux introduces a startlingly novel philosophical alternative to the forced choice between dogmatism and critique. After Finitude proposes a new alliance between philosophy and science and calls for an unequivocal halt to the creeping return of religiosity in contemporary philosophical discourse.

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i>After Finitude by Dr Quentin Meillassoux is hailed for its groundbreaking approach in the realm of philosophy, challenging post-Kantian correlationism and advocating for speculative materialism. The book is praised for its clarity, rigorous logic, and audacious defiance of established philosophical norms, promising to become a central text in debates on epistemology and ontology. Despite some disagreement with its conclusions, reviewers commend its bold propositions and the intellectual rigour demonstrated throughout.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781441173836

Publisher: Continuum Publishing Corporation

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 05 January 2010

Country: United States

Imprint: Continuum Publishing Corporation

Contributors:

Translated by Ray Brassier

Audience: Tertiary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 14.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 190g

Pages: 160

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About the Author

Quentin Meillassoux teaches Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure in Paris, France.

Ray Brassier is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the American University of Beirut, Lebanon.