A Leftist Ontology by Carsten Strathausen, William E. Connolly - 9780816650309

A Leftist OntologyBeyond Relativism and Identity Politics\nAuthor(s): Carsten Strathausen, William E. Connolly\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: University of Minnesota Press, United States\nImprint: University of Minnesota Press\nISBN-13: 9780816650309, 978-0816650309\nSynopsis\nA new ontology for a globalized world\n\nRich with analyses of concepts from deconstruction, systems theory, and post-Marxism, with critiques of fundamentalist thought and the war on terror, this volume argues for developing a philosophy of being in order to overcome the quandary of postmodern relativism. Undergirding the contributions are the premises that ontology is a vital concept for philosophy today, that an acceptable leftist ontology must avoid the kind of identity politics that has dominated recent cultural studies, and that a new ontology must be situated within global capitalism.\n\nA Leftist Ontology offers a timely intervention in political philosophy, featuring some of the leading voices of our ti.