Concrete Universality

Philosophy for an Age of Fragmentation

AvLorenzo Marsili

Häftad, Engelska, 2026

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Universalism is collapsing in real time. As Western hegemony wanes, the promise of universal values is unmasked as a parochial inheritance; and as AI systems multiply, universal truths transform into computed artefacts emerging from a particular code and training.In Concrete Universality, Lorenzo Marsili argues that the choice is not between a bankrupt universalism and an 'anything goes' relativism. He proposes a third path: universality as a practice of worldmaking. Drawing on Chinese philosophy, European thought and the contemporary metaphysics embedded in artificial intelligence and quantum mechanics, Marsili develops the concept of ontopoiesis: the idea that reality is continuously produced through relations and forms of mediation. This approach gives rise to a new political method: a 'concrete universality' emerges from situated encounters yet gains planetary resonance, from AI regulation to climate policy. Here, universality is not a static ideal, but an unfinished voyage whose horizons move as humanity moves.This book is an erudite and impassioned manifesto for a planetary philosophy and a way of weaving together a fragmenting planet, one universal at a time.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-10-09
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:168
Förlag:Polity Press
ISBN:9781509576234

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Lorenzo Marsili is a philosopher and Director of The Berggruen Institute Europe. He is the author of Planetary Politics and other works.

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"The troubles faced by humankind require vision and fresh ideas. In the current ideological disorientation, Lorenzo Marsili embodies the kind of intellectual rigour we need, capable of articulating new horizons for thinking together. This analysis of the limits of Western universalism, and the ways in which a global world can overcome them, is a precious gift to us all. Everyone should read this book."Carlo Rovelli"I don't think I've ever read a book that unites the deepest philosophical speculation with concrete analysis of the mess we are caught up in. The question is not just 'Does he succeed in his endeavour?' – if he fails, it means we are all doomed to extinction. Concrete Universality is a call to action, the strongest call there is in modern thought."Slavoj iek

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Introduction: of Nations and TruthsThe end of universalismGeopolitical EnlightenmentIf the West is dead, all is allowedBorges' paradoxCuius algorithmus, eius veritasProtocols of TruthOntopoiesisOntopoiesisThe originsMourning the withdrawal of Being: from Eros to the MonotopiaTruth is a betrayalCreatio ex omnibusWhere befits the momentBut how is the world, truly?, where truths collideThe TetralemmaSo all is transformation?The phenomenon – the waveBartleby's PrincipleWhat is a thing?Natural and artificial intelligenceOntology as Practical PhilosophyProtocolsTruth under protocolA protocol individuates meaningA protocol creates a subjectivityHemispheresThe ethos of universalityPersuasionUniversals are political factsConcrete universalsConcrete universals summon everyoneUniversals are mortal creaturesGeophilosophyA discourse of the world by the worldCoda: Universality as MethodUniversal empireUniversal RepublicThe cosmopolitan dilemmaThe strength of weak tiesThe Acquis CommunautaireThe Acquis UniverselI am a part of all I have met