Ontology after Ontotheology: Plurality, Event, and Contingency in Contemporary Philosophy

Published in April 2014 | 340 pages | paper | ISBN: 978-0-8207-0472-2 Book Reviews: “Rather than the rejection of certain thinkers found in the new realisms, readers . . . will find Heidegger, Derrida, et. al. brought to bear on the problems announced in the subtitle. . . . Wide-ranging and provides an important contribution to debates about the direction of continental philosophy. . . . This book is a rich starting point for those thinking alongside Heidegger, Meillassoux, Agamben, and others regarding contemporary problems of ontology.” — Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews “In seven chapters within two sections, the author takes readers on a tour of contemporary ontological theories in their relationship to the historically prior movements of hermeneutics, deconstruction, and phenomenology. . . . The argument is tightly focused. . . . Recommended.” — Choice Book Information: After the vehement critique of metaphysics in the twentieth century, ontology has again found its place at the