The Democracy of Objects (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Flat Ontology, Speculative Realism, and the Metaphysics of Autonomous ObjectsBy Levi R. Bryant
Length11h 52m
About this audiobook
The Democracy of Objects is a lucid and ambitious contribution to contemporary metaphysics, advancing Bryant's "onticology": a flat ontology in which objects, human and nonhuman alike, possess autonomous reality and powers of relation. Written in a rigorous yet polemically accessible style, the book situates itself within speculative realism and object-oriented ontology, challenging correlationist philosophies that reduce being to human access, language, or perception. Levi R. Bryant, an American philosopher associated with the emergence of object-oriented thought, brings to this work a background in continental philosophy, systems theory, psychoanalysis, and political theory. His intellectual formation helps explain the book's unusual breadth: it draws on Deleuze, Latour, Luhmann, and Badiou while seeking to displace anthropocentrism in both philosophy and social analysis. Bryant's concern is not abstraction for its own sake, but a renewed account of causality, agency, and material existence. This book is strongly recommended for readers interested in contemporary continental philosophy, ecological thought, media theory, and the metaphysics of objects. Demanding but rewarding, it offers a powerful framework for rethinking politics, science, and everyday life beyond the privileged standpoint of the human subject.
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Audiobook details
GenrePhilosophy
Length11 hrs 52 mins
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Publish dateDec 19, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
2Towards a Finally Subjectless Object
3Acknowledgements
4Grounds For a Realist Ontology
5The Paradox of Substance
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6Virtual Proper Being
7The Interior of Objects (pt. 1)
8The Interior of Objects (pt. 2)
9Regimes of Attraction, Parts, and Structure
10The Four Theses of Flat Ontology
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