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A new realist ontology based on the concept of fields of sense

  • Read and download the series editor preface by Graham Harman, the preface and the introduction to Fields of Sense for free now (pdf)

Graham Harman interviews Markus Gabriel about Fields of Sense
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It is still a widespread assumption that metaphysics and ontology deal with roughly the same questions. They are supposed to be concerned with the fundamental nature of reality and to give an account of the meaning of 'existence' or 'being' in line with the broadest possible metaphysical assumptions. Against this, Markus Gabriel proposes a radical form of ontological pluralism that divorces ontology from metaphysics, understood as the most fundamental theory of absolutely everything (the world). He argues that the concept of existence is incompatible with the existence of the world and therefore proposes his innovative no-world-view.

In the context of recent debates surrounding new realism and speculative realism, Gabriel also develops the outlines of a realist epistemological pluralism. His idea here is that there are different forms of knowledge that correspond to the plurality of fields of sense that must be acknowledged in order to avoid the trap of metaphysics.

A new realist ontology based on the concept of fields of sense

  • Read and download the series editor preface by Graham Harman, the preface and the introduction to Fields of Sense for free now (pdf)

Graham Harman interviews Markus Gabriel about Fields of Sense
  • Read the interview now on the Edinburgh University Press blog
  • Download the pdf

It is still a widespread assumption that metaphysics and ontology deal with roughly the same questions. They are supposed to be concerned with the fundamental nature of reality and to give an account of the meaning of 'existence' or 'being' in line with the broadest possible metaphysical assumptions. Against this, Markus Gabriel proposes a radical form of ontological pluralism that divorces ontology from metaphysics, understood as the most fundamental theory of absolutely everything (the world). He argues that the concept of existence is incompatible with the existence of the world and therefore proposes his innovative no-world-view.

In the context of recent debates surrounding new realism and speculative realism, Gabriel also develops the outlines of a realist epistemological pluralism. His idea here is that there are different forms of knowledge that correspond to the plurality of fields of sense that must be acknowledged in order to avoid the trap of metaphysics.

Über den Autor

Markus Gabriel is Chair in Epistemology, Modern and Contemporary Philosophy at the University of Bonn. He is the author of many books and articles in German. His publications in English include Fields of Sense: A New Realist Ontology (Edinburgh University Press, 2015), The Limits of Epistemology (Polity Press, 2019), Transcendental Ontology: Essays on German Idealism (Continuum, 2011) and co-author with Slavoj Zizek of Mythology, Madness and Laughter: Subjectivity in German Idealism (Continuum, 2009).

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Fachbereich: Allgemeines
Genre: Importe, Philosophie
Jahrhundert: Antike
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Thema: Lexika
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Speculative Realism
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780748692897
ISBN-10: 0748692894
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Gabriel, Markus
Hersteller: Edinburgh University Press
Speculative Realism
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 233 x 154 x 25 mm
Von/Mit: Markus Gabriel
Erscheinungsdatum: 31.01.2015
Gewicht: 0,609 kg
Artikel-ID: 105098305