Critical Theory and New Materialisms

Hartmut Rosa (Curatore)

Christoph Henning (Curatore)

Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2023

Bringing together authors from two intellectual traditions that have, so far, generally developed independently of one another – critical theory and new materialism – this book addresses the fundamental differences and potential connections that exist between these two schools of thought. With a focus on some of the most pressing questions of contemporary philosophy and social theory – in particular, those concerning the status of long-standing and contested separations between matter and life, the biological and the symbolic, passivity and agency, affectivity and rationality – it shows that recent developments in both traditions point to important convergences between them and thus prepare the ground for a more direct confrontation and cross-fertilization. The first volume to promote a dialogue between critical theory and new materialism, this collection explores the implications for contemporary debates on ecology, gender, biopolitics, post-humanism, economics and aesthetics. As such, it will appeal to philosophers, social and political theorists, and sociologists with interests in contemporary critical theory and materialism.

• Curatore: Hartmut Rosa, Christoph Henning
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Collana: Routledge Studies in Social and Political Thought
• Anno: 2023
• Rilegatura: Paperback / softback
• Pagine: 206 p.
• Dimensioni: 234 x 156 mm
• Peso: 480 gr.
• EAN: 9781032020518

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