{"product_id":"theory-of-strangers-jeremy-r-smith-9781399549233","title":"Theory of Strangers: Science of People, Democracy, Non-Psychoanalysis","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1995, this book constitutes a turning point in the development of what François Laruelle calls non-philosophy, towards its democratic and emancipatory vision. In this work, Laruelle utilises his non-philosophical theory to develop unified theoretical analyses into philosophy's relationship with the humanities, politics and psychoanalysis. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCentred on the figure of the Stranger, he argues for a democratic reformation of thought governed by human multitudes. The new field of thought is opened by this Universal Humanity, identified with three different pathways: a science of people and non-humanism, democracy and non-politics, and non-psychoanalysis as the development of a Universal Unconscious.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeremy R. Smith,François Laruelle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399549235\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399549233\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d","brand":"Jeremy R. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48444740108543,"sku":"9781399549233","price":130.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bbc1fcd4-f4ef-47eb-b556-59828b764814.jpg?v=1777214234","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/theory-of-strangers-jeremy-r-smith-9781399549233","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}