Singularities at the Threshold

The Ontology of Unrest

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Beskrivning

In Singularities at the Threshold: The Ontology of Unrest, Bruno Gullì calls into question the concept of the independent and sovereign individual of the liberal (and neoliberal) tradition from the standpoint of the ontology of singularity, that is, the plural constitution of what appears to be an individual. Singularity is not the result of a process of individuation, but the process itself. He argues that the process of individuation—whereby at each stage everything appears to be individuated as such, to be an individual thing—is in reality always already plural, a process of transindividuation, or better, trans-dividuation. Gullì further examines why singularity is usually confused with individuality; what comes after the sovereign and independent individual, after the subject; and what the role of subversive and liberated singularities is in bringing about a new ethos and a better world.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2023-04-19
Mått:154 x 221 x 14 mm
Vikt:268 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:162
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781793606785

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Bruno Gullì teaches philosophy at CUNY-Kingsborough.

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At stake in this book are the fundamental questions of philosophy. The notion of singularity is at the same time the crucial topic addressed here and a lens that allows reframing the conceptual foundations of philosophy as a practice of thought. Challenging the very paradigm of subjectivity, Bruno Gullì opens up new vistas on the way in which we inhabit the world. He sheds light on the materiality of servitude without ever losing sight of the possibility of liberation. Singularities at the Threshold is a major philosophical work, with important implications for the politics of contemporary social movements.

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ContentsIntroductionPart One: ContingencyChapter One: The Open: Ontology of Mystery and SimplicityChapter Two: Replacing the Individual. The Impossible IndividuationChapter Three: Subject of Fiction: Subjection and Subjugation Part Two: CaptureChapter Four: Borders and Vortices (Life and Work)Chapter Five: Politics of Disposability and CrueltyChapter Six: Capture and Thresholds: The Politics of Number, the Accidental GlassPart Three: SubversionsChapter Seven: A Passage to Art Chapter Eight: Disaffection and CareChapter Nine: Relations without a subjectBibliographyAbout the Author