{"product_id":"objects-untimely-object-oriented-philosophy-and-archaeology-hardback-9781509556540","title":"Objects Untimely; Object-Oriented Philosophy and Archaeology (Hardback) 9781509556540","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eObjects Untimely\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eObject-Oriented Philosophy and Archaeology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eGraham Harman (Author), Christopher Witmore (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781509556540, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 April 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e240 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.1 x 15.8 x 2.3 cm, 0.476 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\u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eObjects Untimely\u003c\/i\u003e is a remarkable achievement, developing a radical object-oriented theory of archaeology while simultaneously providing a novel account of time’s dependence upon objects. Things will never be (and never have been) the same.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJon Cogburn, Louisiana State University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a deeply important book written by two pioneering scholars in their respective fields which argues for nothing less than a radical revolution in the way we think about time in the humanities and social sciences.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eGavin Murray Lucas, University of Iceland\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“an extremely thought provoking, intense, and inspiring read… everyone who is actively interested in the humanities today will find something interesting here for themselves.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEidos. A Journal for Philosophy of Culture\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\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\u003eObjects generate time; time does not generate or change objects. That is the central thesis of this book by the philosopher Graham Harman and the archaeologist Christopher Witmore, who defend radical positions in their respective fields.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAgainst a current and pervasive conviction that reality consists of an unceasing flux – a view associated in philosophy with New Materialism – object-oriented ontology asserts that objects of all varieties are the bedrock of reality from which time emerges. And against the narrative convictions of time as the course of historical events, the objects and encounters associated with archaeology push back against the very temporal delimitations which defined the field and its objects ever since its professionalization in the nineteenth century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn a study ranging from the ruins of ancient Corinth, Mycenae, and Troy to debates over time from Aristotle and al-Ash‘ari through Henri Bergson and Alfred North Whitehead, the authors draw on alternative conceptions of time as retroactive, percolating, topological, cyclical, and generational, as consisting of countercurrents or of a surface tension between objects and their own qualities. \u003ci\u003eObjects Untimely\u003c\/i\u003e invites us to reconsider the modern notion of objects as inert matter serving as a receptacle for human categories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e List of Figures \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Preface \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 1 Time and Objects, by Graham Harman and Christopher Witmore \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 2 The Antiquity of Time: Objects Greek, by Christopher Witmore \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 3 Discussion of Chapter Two \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 4 Objects as the Root of Time, by Graham Harman \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 5 Discussion of Chapter Four \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e A Note on Models of Time  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Index\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":52441813123352,"sku":"9781509556540","price":43.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781509556540.jpg?v=1785026868","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/objects-untimely-object-oriented-philosophy-and-archaeology-hardback-9781509556540","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}