01.06.2015
A conference held at Goldsmiths College in 2007 is regarded as the founding moment of Speculative Real- ism; its earliest protagonists were Ray Brassier, Iain Hamilton Grant, Graham Harman, and Quentin Meillassoux. In the following contribution, Steven Shaviro portrays the theories of an emerging group – perceived by outsiders as a new school of thought or even as an exclusive “boys’ club.” What do their approaches have in common, and where do they diverge? Wherein lies the speculative momentum of this philosophy, and what are the premises it objects to?
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