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This collection brings together the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze
and the rich tradition of American pragmatist thought, taking
seriously the commitment to pluralism at the heart of both.
Contributors explore in novel ways Deleuze's explicit references to
pragmatism, and examine the philosophical significance of a number
of points at which Deleuze's philosophy converges with, or diverges
from, the work of leading pragmatists. The papers of the first part
of the volume take as their focus Deleuze's philosophical
relationship to classical pragmatism and the work of Peirce, James
and Dewey. Particular areas of focus include theories of signs,
metaphysics, perspectivism, experience, the transcendental and
democracy. The papers comprising the second half of the volume are
concerned with developing critical encounters between Deleuze's
work and the work of contemporary pragmatists such as Rorty,
Brandom, Price, Shusterman and others. Issues addressed include
antirepresentationalism, constructivism, politics, objectivity,
naturalism, affect, human finitude and the nature and value of
philosophy itself. With contributions by internationally recognized
specialists in both poststructuralist and pragmatist thought, the
collection is certain to enrich Deleuze scholarship, enliven
discussion in pragmatist circles, and contribute in significant
ways to contemporary philosophical debate.
This collection brings together the philosophy of Gilles Deleuze
and the rich tradition of American pragmatist thought, taking
seriously the commitment to pluralism at the heart of both.
Contributors explore in novel ways Deleuze s explicit references to
pragmatism, and examine the philosophical significance of a number
of points at which Deleuze s philosophy converges with, or diverges
from, the work of leading pragmatists. The papers of the first part
of the volume take as their focus Deleuze s philosophical
relationship to classical pragmatism and the work of Peirce, James
and Dewey. Particular areas of focus include theories of signs,
metaphysics, perspectivism, experience, the transcendental and
democracy. The papers comprising the second half of the volume are
concerned with developing critical encounters between Deleuze s
work and the work of contemporary pragmatists such as Rorty,
Brandom, Price, Shusterman and others. Issues addressed include
antirepresentationalism, constructivism, politics, objectivity,
naturalism, affect, human finitude and the nature and value of
philosophy itself. With contributions by internationally recognized
specialists in both poststructuralist and pragmatist thought, the
collection is certain to enrich Deleuze scholarship, enliven
discussion in pragmatist circles, and contribute in significant
ways to contemporary philosophical debate."
This is the first collection of essays bringing together Deleuzian
philosophy and postcolonial theory. Bignall and Patton assemble
some of the world's leading figures in these fields - including
Reda Bensmaia, Timothy Bewes, Rey Chow, Philip Leonard, Nick
Nesbitt, John K. Noyes, Patricia Pisters, Marcelo Svirsky and Simon
Tormey - to explore rich linkages between two previously unrelated
areas of study.
They deal with colonial and postcolonial social, cultural and
political issues in Asia, Africa, the Americas, Australia and
Palestine. Topics include colonial government, nation building and
ethics in the contemporary context of globalisation and
decolonisation; issues relating to resistance, transformation and
agency; and questions of 'representation' and discursive power as
practiced through postcolonial art, cinema and literature.
This book constitutes a timely intervention to debates in
poststructuralist, postcolonial and postmodern studies. It will be
of interest to students in cultural studies, cinema and film
studies, languages and literature, political and postcolonial
studies, critical theory, social and political philosophy."
Theoretically sophisticated and meticulously situated at the
fraught scene of reconciliation between indigenous and
non-indigenous peoples in contemporary Australia, Postcolonial
Agency is an inspiring manifesto for non-imperial mutuality.
Bignall's advocacy of an ethics of joy opens up a new direction for
postcolonial studies. Professor Leela Ghandi, Department of
English, University of Chicago A sustained piece of theorisation
about the postcolonial to rival Peter Hallward's 'Absolutely
Postcolonial'. Simone Bignall argues that a non-imperial concept of
ethical and political agency and a materialist philosophy of
transformation are embedded within a minor tradition of Western
philosophy. Postcolonial Agency provides a significantly new
understanding of the processes of social transformation faced by
many societies as they struggle with the aftermath of empire. It
also offers a valuable new way of conceptualising practices of
postcolonial sociability. It will be of interest to students and
researchers in political and postcolonial studies, cultural
studies, critical theory and Continental philosophy.
The devolved and dispersed character of human agency and moral
responsibility in the contemporary condition appears linked with
the deepening global trauma of 'inhumanism' as a paradox of the
Anthropocene. Reclaiming human agency and accountability appears
crucial for collective resistance to the unprecedented state of
environmental and social collapse resulting from the inhumanity of
contemporary capitalist geopolitics and biotechnologies of control.
Understanding the potential for such resistance in the posthuman
condition requires urgent new thinking about the nature of human
influence in complex interactional systems, and about the nature of
such systems when conceived in non-anthropocentric way. Through
specific readings and uses of Deleuze's conceptual apparatus, this
volume examines the operation of human-actioned systems as complex
and heterogeneous arenas of affection and accountability. This
exciting collection extends non-humanist concepts for understanding
reality, agency and interaction in dynamic ecologies of reciprocal
determination and influence. The outcome is a vital new
theorisation of human scope, responsibility and potential in the
posthuman condition.
The devolved and dispersed character of human agency and moral
responsibility in the contemporary condition appears linked with
the deepening global trauma of 'inhumanism' as a paradox of the
Anthropocene. Reclaiming human agency and accountability appears
crucial for collective resistance to the unprecedented state of
environmental and social collapse resulting from the inhumanity of
contemporary capitalist geopolitics and biotechnologies of control.
Understanding the potential for such resistance in the posthuman
condition requires urgent new thinking about the nature of human
influence in complex interactional systems, and about the nature of
such systems when conceived in non-anthropocentric way. Through
specific readings and uses of Deleuze's conceptual apparatus, this
volume examines the operation of human-actioned systems as complex
and heterogeneous arenas of affection and accountability. This
exciting collection extends non-humanist concepts for understanding
reality, agency and interaction in dynamic ecologies of reciprocal
determination and influence. The outcome is a vital new
theorisation of human scope, responsibility and potential in the
posthuman condition.
12 new essays evaluating Agamben's work from a postcolonial
perspective. Svirsky and Bignall assemble leading figures to
explore the rich philosophical linkages and the political concerns
shared by Agamben and postcolonial theory. Agamben's theories of
the 'state of exception' and 'bare life' are situated in critical
relation to the existence of these phenomena in the
colonial/postcolonial world. * Features an international set of
expert contributors who approach postcolonial criticism from an
interdisciplinary perspective * Deals with colonial and
postcolonial issues in Russia, Israel and Palestine, Africa the
Americas, Asia and Australia * Offers new insights on colonial
exclusion, racism and postcolonial democracy * A timely
intervention to debates in poststructuralist, postcolonial and
postmodern studies for students of politics, critical theory and
social & political philosophy
12 new essays evaluating Agamben's work from a postcolonial
perspective. Svirsky and Bignall assemble leading figures to
explore the rich philosophical linkages and the political concerns
shared by Agamben and postcolonial theory. Agamben's theories of
the 'state of exception' and 'bare life' are situated in critical
relation to the existence of these phenomena in the
colonial/postcolonial world. * Features an international set of
expert contributors who approach postcolonial criticism from an
interdisciplinary perspective * Deals with colonial and
postcolonial issues in Russia, Israel and Palestine, Africa the
Americas, Asia and Australia * Offers new insights on colonial
exclusion, racism and postcolonial democracy * A timely
intervention to debates in poststructuralist, postcolonial and
postmodern studies for students of politics, critical theory and
social & political philosophy
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