A new philosophy of society : assemblage theory and social complexity
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A new philosophy of society : assemblage theory and social complexity
Bloomsbury, 2013
- : pbk
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Includes index
"First published in 2006 by Continuum...reprinted by Bloomsbury Academic 2013" -- T.p.verso
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Manuel DeLanda is a distinguished writer, artist and philosopher. In his new book, he offers a fascinating look at how the contemporary world is characterized by an extraordinary social complexity. Since most social entitles, from small communities to large nation-states, would disappear altogether if human minds ceased to exist, Delanda proposes a novel approach to social ontology that asserts the autonomy of social entities from the conceptions we have of them. This highly original and important book takes the reader on a journey that starts with personal relations and climbs up one scale at a time all the way to territorial states and beyond. Only by experiencing this upward movement can we get a sense of the irreducible social complexity that characterizes the contemporary world.
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Assemblages Against Totalities
- 2. Assemblages Against Essences
- 3. Persons and Networks
- 4. Organisations and Governments
- 5. Cities and Nations.
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