Waves and Stones - The Continuous and the Discontinuous in Human Thought

<A new exploration of our conception of reality, by one of the world''s most influential philosophers<<
How do we understand the world and our place in it? Do our lives consist of a small number of dramatic turning points, or is there nothing but a series of gradual changes from infancy to old age? Are there two fully discrete genders existing by nature, or numerous gradations between the male and female poles? And in physics, how can the continuities of general relativity coexist with the discontinuities of quantum theory?

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To explore the relationship between the continuous and the discrete, Harman shows, is to explore the very fabric of reality. With this dazzling new book, he proposes a new way of thinking about this ancient problem, with profound implications for our understanding of ourselves and the bewilderingly complex world in which we live.
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About the author

Graham Harman is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at SCI-Arc, Los Angeles. A key figure in the contemporary speculative realism movement in philosophy and known for his development of object-oriented ontology, he was named by Art Review magazine as one of the 100 most influential figures in international art. His previous books include Object-Oriented Ontology: A New Theory of Everything (Penguin, 2018).

Product details

• Authors: Graham Harman, Harman Graham
• Publisher: Allen Lane
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.02.2025
• EAN: 9780241392867
• ISBN: 978-0-241-39286-7
• No. of pages: 416
• Dimensions: 156 mm x 240 mm x 40 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / Mind & Body, Philosophy of Mind, SCIENCE / Physics / Quantum Theory, PHILOSOPHY / Essays, Philosophy: metaphysics and ontology, Quantum physics (quantum mechanics & quantum field theory), Quantum physics (quantum mechanics and quantum field theory)