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Return From Exile - A Theory of Possibility (Hardcover)
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Return From Exile - A Theory of Possibility (Hardcover)
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In modern thought, possibility has been exiled to other worlds, in
a move best typified by Leibniz. And the move has obvious
repercussions in popular culture, where possibility is lived mostly
as an exotic evasion, whose outcome--consistently with the
Leibnizian model--reinforces the hold of conventional reality,
elevating it all the way to a necessity. Return from Exile: A
Theory of Possibility sees this outcome as a challenge. It is
divided into three main parts. In the first, Ermanno Bencivenga
presents the Leibnizian model in some detail, together with its
heirs in the contemporary semantics of modal logic. The second part
consists of taking a path through our philosophical tradition
looking for means of answering the challenge; in the course of
doing this, Bencivenga brings out important concepts first and
foremost, the multiplicity of the self and the political need to
bring unity to this multiplicity. The third part provides an
elaborate response to the challenge, in the form of a metaphysical
theory that is centered not on objects but on patterns, repeatable
entities, and on the dialogue that exists, or does not exist, among
patterns a dialogue that constitutes (human and non-human)
subjects. This alternative account to the modern understanding of
possibility, wherein reality is literally constituted of multiple
possibilities, will be of great value to students and scholars in
philosophy, critical theory, political science, and anthropology.
Eschewing many traditional fetters of academic writing, it can also
be read by anyone interested in these topics.
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