Postcontinental realism : ontology and epistemology for the twenty first century Ist die Philosophie noch lebendig Gibt es Alternativen zum einseitigen postmodernen Denken Ist es sinnvoll uralte Fragen nach der Existenz der Wirklichkeit und der Möglichkeit von Wissen nach Sein (Ontologie) und Wissen (Epistemologie) zu stellen Ernesto Castro beantwortet diese und viele andere Fragen die die Philosophie heute beschäftigen mit einem klaren »Ja.Inhalts&uuml;bersichtForeword by José Luis VillacañasPreface§ 1. Introduction§ 1.1. Philosophical Realism and Its Enemies§ 1.2. But What Is Reality§ 1.2.1. The Translations of »ousia”§ 1.2.2. The Reality of the Categories§ 1.3. Transcendetals or Transcendents§ 1.3.1. The Naturalistic Fallacy§ 1.3.2. The Principle of Individuation§ 1.4. The Problem of Universals§ 1.5. The Problem of the External World§ 1.6. Continental and Postcontinental Philosophy§ 2. Quentin Meillassoux§ 2.1. This Is Not Realism§ 2.2. The Ontological Proof§ 2.3. The Epistemological Proof§ 2.4. The Figures of Factiality§ 2.4.1. The Canonical Question§ 2.4.2. The Principle of Non Contradiction§ 2.4.3. The Principle of Identity§ 2.4.4. The Non Being of the Whole§ 2.5. Divine Irreligion§ 3. Ray Brassier§ 3.1. Somewhere in La Manche§ 3.2. Non Philosophy§ 3.3. Non Materialism§ 3.4. From Mysticism to Nihilism§ 3.5. The Extinction of the Human Species§ 3.6. The Two Images of Brassellars§ 4. Graham Harman§ 4.1. Readiness To Hand and Presence At Hand§ 4.2. The Question Concerning the Thing§ 4.3. Intention and Consciousness§ 4.4. Undermine Overmine and Duomine§ 4.5. The Quadruple Object§ 5. Iain Hamilton Grant§ 5.1. It Is Easier to Imagine the End of the World Than the End of Capitalism§ 5.2. Beyond the Sokal Scandal§ 5.3. The Post Kantian Nature cide§ 5.4. Animal or Number§ 5.5. The Physics of Everything§ 5.6. An Incomplete Dualism§ 5.7. Graschellings Abyss of Forces§ 5.8. An Additional Idealism§ 6. Maurizio Ferraris§ 6.1. Concerning the Italian Embezzlement of Continental Philosophy§ 6.2. Negative Thought and the Crisis of Reason§ 6.3. Weak Thought and Negative Realism§ 6.4. Rational Aesthetics and the Definitions of »Interpretation”§ 6.5. Whats Dead and Whats Alive in Kantian Philosophy§ 6.6. Unamendability§ 6.7. Documentality§ 6.8. Social Objects§ 6.9. From the iPhone to the European Union§ 7. Markus Gabriel§ 7.1. A Pundit From Germany§ 7.2. German Idealism for Postanalytic Philosophers§ 7.3. The Definitions of »Metaphysics”§ 7.4. Naïve Critical and Special Ontologies§ 7.5. Sense Existence and Modality§ 8. Conclusions§ 8.1. Those Who Learn From History Are Doomed to Repeat It§ 8.2. Postcontinental Realism and the Problem of the External World§ 8.3. Postcontinental Realism and the Problem of Universals§ 8.4. Postcontinental Varieties of Nominalism Idealism and Skepticism Is philosophy still alive Are there any alternatives to univocal postmodernist thought Is there any point in asking age old questions about the existence of reality and the possibility of knowledge about being (ontology) and knowing (epistemology) In this book Ernesto Castro issues a resounding yes to these and many other questions plaguing philosophy today. »Postcontinental realism” is the term coined by Castro to designate a group of realist thinkers who have overcome contemporary philosophys time honored division between the analytic tradition (concerned with epistemological and scientific questions) and the continental tradition (concerned with artistic and ontological questions). Written in a perfectly plain style that is accessible to readers from all walks of life including those without a previous academic education the author introduces the readers to the works and ideas of important living philosophers such as Quentin Meillassoux Ray Brassier Graham Harman Iain Hamilton Grant Maurizio Ferraris or Markus Gabriel. Published with the support of Fundación Sicomoro.Survey of contentsForeword by José Luis VillacañasPreface§ 1. Introduction§ 1.1. Philosophical Realism and Its Enemies§ 1.2. But What Is Reality§ 1.2.1. The Translations of »ousia”§ 1.2.2. The Reality of the Categories§ 1.3. Transcendetals or Transcendents§ 1.3.1. The Naturalistic Fallacy§ 1.3.2. The Principle of Individuation§ 1.4. The Problem of Universals§ 1.5. The Problem of the External World§ 1.6. Continental and Postcontinental Philosophy§ 2. Quentin Meillassoux§ 2.1. This Is Not Realism§ 2.2. The Ontological Proof§ 2.3. The Epistemological Proof§ 2.4. The Figures of Factiality§ 2.4.1. The Canonical Question§ 2.4.2. The Principle of Non Contradiction§ 2.4.3. The Principle of Identity§ 2.4.4. The Non Being of the Whole§ 2.5. Divine Irreligion§ 3. Ray Brassier§ 3.1. Somewhere in La Manche§ 3.2. Non Philosophy§ 3.3. Non Materialism§ 3.4. From Mysticism to Nihilism§ 3.5. The Extinction of the Human Species§ 3.6. The Two Images of Brassellars§ 4. Graham Harman§ 4.1. Readiness To Hand and Presence At Hand§ 4.2. The Question Concerning the Thing§ 4.3. Intention and Consciousness§ 4.4. Undermine Overmine and Duomine§ 4.5. The Quadruple Object§ 5. Iain Hamilton Grant§ 5.1. It Is Easier to Imagine the End of the World Than the End of Capitalism§ 5.2. Beyond the Sokal Scandal§ 5.3. The Post Kantian Nature cide§ 5.4. Animal or Number§ 5.5. The Physics of Everything§ 5.6. An Incomplete Dualism§ 5.7. Graschellings Abyss of Forces§ 5.8. An Additional Idealism§ 6. Maurizio Ferraris§ 6.1. Concerning the Italian Embezzlement of Continental Philosophy§ 6.2. Negative Thought and the Crisis of Reason§ 6.3. Weak Thought and Negative Realism§ 6.4. Rational Aesthetics and the Definitions of »Interpretation”§ 6.5. Whats Dead and Whats Alive in Kantian Philosophy§ 6.6. Unamendability§ 6.7. Documentality§ 6.8. Social Objects§ 6.9. From the iPhone to the European Union§ 7. Markus Gabriel§ 7.1. A Pundit From Germany§ 7.2. German Idealism for Postanalytic Philosophers§ 7.3. The Definitions of »Metaphysics”§ 7.4. Naïve Critical and Special Ontologies§ 7.5. Sense Existence and Modality§ 8. Conclusions§ 8.1. Those Who Learn From History Are Doomed to Repeat It§ 8.2. Postcontinental Realism and the Problem of the External World§ 8.3. Postcontinental Realism and the Problem of Universals§ 8.4. Postcontinental Varieties of Nominalism Idealism and Skepticism