A new philosophy of society : assemblage theory and social complexity / Manuel DeLanda.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

De Landa, Manuel, author.

Series:

Bloomsbury revelations.

Bloomsbury Revelations

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Communities--Philosophy.

Communities.

Philosophical anthropology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (147 pages).

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2019.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Summary:

"In A New Philosophy of Society Manuel DeLanda offers a fascinating look at how the contemporary world is characterized by an extraordinary social complexity. Since most social entities, from small communities to large nation-states would disappear altogether if our cognitive abilities ceased to exist, DeLanda proposes a novel approach to social ontology that asserts the autonomy of social entities from the conceptions we have of them. He argues that Gilles Deleuze's theory of assemblages provides a framework in which sociologists and geographers studying social networks and regions can properly locate their work and fully elucidate the connections between them. Indeed, assemblage theory, as DeLanda argues, can be used to model any community, from interpersonal networks and institutional organizations, to central governments, cities and nation states."-- Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Assemblages against totalities

2. Assemblages against essences

3. Persons and networks

4. Organisations and governments

5. Cities and nations

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781350096769 (electronic book)

9781441114488

1441114483

9781350096752

135009675X

9781350096745

1350096741

OCLC:

1166403338