Realism, Anti-Realism, and Materialism
Rereading the Critical Turn After Meillassoux
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4870545 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Raoni Padui (Villanova University) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 89-101 |
| Publication date | 2011-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Angelaki (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0969-725X • E-ISSN: 1469-2899 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/0969725x.2011.591589 |
| OpenAlex | W1598309880 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 8 |
Quentin Meillassoux has recently leveled a controversial attack on critical philosophy and the transcendental turn through his concept of correlationism. This critique is motivated by the attempt to move away from a philosophy of human finitude towards a speculative materialism. In this paper I argue that Meillassoux’s understanding of correlationism does not adequately depict the critical turn, especially in regards to the distinction between the epistemological problem of realism and the problem of materialism. I attempt to show that by reading the critical turn as anti-epistemological one can think of its turn away from things themselves towards relation and mediation in ways that are not necessarily against either science or materialism
Critical realism (philosophy of perception · Direct and indirect realism · Epistemology · Extension (predicate logic · Historical materialism · Marxist philosophy · Materialism · Mediation · Philosophical realism · Politics · Realism · Relation (database · Scientific realism · Social science · Sociology · Transcendental idealism · Transcendental number · Philosophical and Theoretical Analysis · Philosophy, Ethics, and Existentialism · Philosophy, Science, and History · Law · Philosophy
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,38 |
| Citation span | 2018 - 2026 (9) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |