Speculative Realism 2.0

Below are my notes from the speculative realist conference in Bristol.  This is not a transcript but what I could manage while still trying to pay attention and enjoy the talks.  The titles are invented and were not given.  My notes on Toscano’s talk are pretty sketchy so if any one wants to submit some [...]

Ontic Structural Realism

In the midst of all the debates about realism lately, one thing the critics seem to often misunderstand is the relation between science and realism. Most significant is the suggestion of dogmatism with regards to science – as though realists blindly took current scientific theories to be comprehensive and definitive. As though realists weren’t aware, [...]

Dictionary of Non-Philosophy – Updated

Just a quick post – to the hundreds of readers who have downloaded the original ‘Dictionary of Non-Philosophy’, we’ve updated the version with an entirely new (and absolutely stunning) cover.
Many thanks to Tammy Lu for conceptualizing, creating and designing the new cover! Be sure to check out more of her work on her website.
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Philosophical Rockstars

There’s only a handful of journals pushing the cutting-edge of philosophy, and as IT notes, one of them could use your help right now. Pli has consistently been one of the most exciting and innovative philosophy journals around, more than willing to ignore arbitrary disciplinary boundaries in the search for truth. At the very least, [...]

Translation of Laruelle’s “Transvaluation of the Transcendental Method”

The following is an early attempt at a succinct elaboration of what could be considered the early roots of non-philosophy. Almost epigrammatic in its economy, this account at least has the benefit of formulating its approach in the form of rules which are not simply prescriptive but productive and indicative of a transformation of the [...]

New Post on Gabriel Catren’s Critique of Meillassoux via Speculative Physics

Over at Stellar Cartographies there is a new post (called: Speculative realism, stamp collecting, and the question of Science) that goes into great detail about Gabriel Catren’s critique of Meillassoux on the basis of theoretical physics and quantum mechanics (lovingly dubbed by the former as “speculative physics”). The majority of the post (in reality almost [...]