After Finitude by Quentin Meillassoux
An Essay on the Necessity of Contingency
In this groundbreaking philosophical work, the author challenges the dominance of post-Kantian thought by advocating for a return to a pre-critical realism that acknowledges the existence of the world independent of human perception. The text critiques the correlationist stance that reality is only accessible through human experience and argues for the necessity of embracing the concept of contingency, where the laws of nature are not fixed but subject to change. By proposing a speculative materialism, the author seeks to liberate philosophy from the constraints of human-centered thinking, opening up new possibilities for understanding the universe beyond the confines of anthropocentric frameworks.
- Published
- 2006
- Nationality
- French
- Length
- Very Short
- Pages
- 128-160
- Original Language
- French
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- Alternate Titles
- - Après la finitude
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