{"product_id":"immaterialism-objects-and-social-theory-hardback-9781509500963","title":"Immaterialism; Objects and Social Theory (Hardback) 9781509500963","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eImmaterialism\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eObjects and Social Theory\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGraham Harman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509500963, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 6 May 2016\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e140 pages\u003cbr\u003e19.8 x 13 x 1.5 cm, 0.231 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\"It is rare to find academic and philosophical writing that is this clear. Harman’s explanations of not just his own position but also the other views to which he responds are thorough, concise and in a style and vocabulary that are accessible to non-experts.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe British Society for Literature and Science\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat objects exist in the social world and how should we understand them? Is a specific Pizza Hut restaurant as real as the employees, tables, napkins and pizzas of which it is composed, and as real as the Pizza Hut corporation with its headquarters in Wichita, the United States, the planet Earth and the social and economic impact of the restaurant on the lives of its employees and customers?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this book the founder of object-oriented philosophy develops his approach in order to shed light on the nature and status of objects in social life. While it is often assumed that an interest in objects amounts to a form of materialism, Harman rejects this view and develops instead an “immaterialist” method. By examining the work of leading contemporary thinkers such as Bruno Latour and Levi Bryant, he develops a forceful critique of ‘actor-network theory’. In an extended discussion of Leibniz’s famous example of the Dutch East India Company, Harman argues that this company qualifies for objecthood neither through ‘what it is’ or ‘what it does’, but through its irreducibility to either of these forms. The phases of its life, argues Harman, are not demarcated primarily by dramatic incidents but by moments of symbiosis, a term he draws from the biologist Lynn Margulis.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book provides a key counterpoint to the now ubiquitous social theories of constant change, holistic networks, performative identities, and the construction of things by human practice. It will appeal to anyone interested in cutting-edge debates in philosophy and social and cultural theory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart One: Immaterialism \u003cbr\u003e 1. Objects and Actors\u003cbr\u003e 2. The Dangers of Duomining\u003cbr\u003e 3. Materialism and Immaterialism\u003cbr\u003e 4. Attempts to Evolve ANT\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Thing-in-Itself\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Part Two: The Dutch East India Company\u003cbr\u003e 6. Introducing the VOC\u003cbr\u003e 7. On Symbiosis\u003cbr\u003e 8. Governor-General Coen\u003cbr\u003e 9. Batavia, the Spice Islands, and Malacca\u003cbr\u003e 10. The Intra-Asian VOC\u003cbr\u003e 11. Touching Base Again with ANT\u003cbr\u003e 12. Birth, Ripeness, Decadence, and Death\u003cbr\u003e 13. Fifteen Provisional Rules of OOO Method\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e References\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Philosophy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Philosophy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Philosophy%20%5BHP%5D%22\"\u003eHP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Polity","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52441779896600,"sku":"9781509500963","price":34.98,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509500963.jpg?v=1785024588","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/immaterialism-objects-and-social-theory-hardback-9781509500963","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}