Graham Harman
American philosopher and author, known for developing object-oriented ontology (OOO) and contributing to the speculative realism movement; writes on metaphysics and phenomenology.
Books
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1. Object Oriented Ontology
A New Theory of Everything
The book advances a speculative realist metaphysics that treats all entities—people, animals, artifacts, natural bodies—as autonomous objects that withdraw from full access and never exhaust their reality in appearances; relations between objects are indirect and mediated by sensual profiles or tools rather than immediate exposure of inner being. It challenges correlationism and reductionism, arguing that causation and interaction operate vicariously and that objects are equally real and irreducible across scales. The account aims to reframe debates in ontology, aesthetics, and science by proposing a flat, object-centered framework in which the richness of being persists beyond human apprehension.
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2. The Third Table
A concise philosophical meditation that sketches an alternative to correlationist thinking by insisting on the reality and withdrawnness of objects; it argues that things are not reducible to human access or relations, and explores how art and everyday artifacts disclose, conceal, and mediate the autonomous life of objects. Through accessible examples and polemical vignettes, the book develops a space for thinking aesthetics and ontology together, urging a renewed attention to the unseen qualities and interactions of objects beyond appearances or instrumental use.