Manifesto of new realism / Maurizio Ferraris ; translated by Sarah De Sanctis ; foreword by Graham Harman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ferraris, Maurizio, 1956- author.

Harman, Graham, 1968- author of foreword.

Contributor:

De Sanctis, Sarah, translator.

Series:

SUNY series in contemporary Italian philosophy

Standardized Title:

Manifesto del nuovo realismo. English

Language:

English

Italian

Subjects (All):

Realism.

Philosophy, Modern--21st century.

Philosophy, Modern.

Postmodernism.

Physical Description:

xvii, 105 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : SUNY Press, [2014]

Summary:

Philosophical realism has taken a number of different forms, each applied to different topics and set against different forms of idealism and subjectivism. Maurizio Ferraris's Manifesto of New Realism takes aim at postmodernism and hermeneutics, arguing against their emphasis on reality as constructed and interpreted. While acknowledging the value of these criticisms of traditional, dogmatic realism, Ferraris insists that the insights of postmodernism have reached a dead end. Calling for the discipline to turn its focus back to truth and the external world, Ferraris's manifesto-which sparked lively debate in Italy and beyond-offers a wiser realism with social and political relevance. Book jacket.

Contents:

Realitism: the postmodern attack on reality

Realism: things that have existed since the beginning of the world

Reconstruction: why criticism starts from reality

Emancipation: unexamined life has no value.

Notes:

Translated from the Italian.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438453774

1438453779

OCLC:

879583733