{"product_id":"a-leftist-ontology-carsten-strathausen-9780816650309","title":"A Leftist Ontology: Beyond Relativism and Identity Politics","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new ontology for a globalized world\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRich 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Leftist Ontology\u003c\/i\u003e offers a timely intervention in political philosophy, featuring some of the leading voices of our time.Contributors: Bruno Bosteels, Cornell U; Christopher Breu, Illinois State U; Nicholas Brown, U of Illinois at Chicago; Sorin Radu Cucu, Manhattan College; George Edmondson, Dartmouth College; Eva Geulen, U of Bonn; Philip Goldstein, U of Delaware; Klaus Mladek, Dartmouth College; Alberto Moreiras, U of Aberdeen; Jeffrey T. Nealon, Pennsylvania State U; William Rasch, Indiana U; Ben Robinson, Indiana U; Imre Szeman, McMaster U; Roland Vegso, U of Tennessee, Knoxville.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Carsten Strathausen\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816650306\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816650309\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2009 pg. 164","brand":"Carsten Strathausen","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48443713159423,"sku":"9780816650309","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_72ea5612-982d-42ad-81b2-2b7231cc0922.jpg?v=1777207322","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-leftist-ontology-carsten-strathausen-9780816650309","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}