Manifesto of New Realism, livre ebook

Philosophical realism has taken a number of different forms, each applied to different topics and set against different forms of idealism and subjectivism. Maurizio Ferraris's Manifesto of New Realism takes aim at postmodernism and hermeneutics, arguing against their emphasis on reality as constructed and interpreted. While acknowledging the value of these criticisms of traditional, dogmatic realism, Ferraris insists that the insights of postmodernism have reached a dead end. Calling for the discipline to turn its focus back to truth and the external world, Ferraris's manifesto—which sparked lively debate in Italy and beyond—offers a wiser realism with social and political relevance.
Foreword by Graham Harman
Prologue
Author’s Note
1. Realitism: The Postmodern Attack on Reality
2. Realism: Things That Have Existed Since the Beginning of the World
3. Reconstruction: Why Criticism Starts from Reality
4. Emancipation: Unexamined Life Has No Value
Notes
Index