Manifesto of New Realism

Maurizio Ferraris is Full Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Laboratory for Ontology at the University of Turin, Italy. His books include Goodbye, Kant! What Still Stands of the Critique of Pure Reason, also published by SUNY Press. Sarah De Sanctis is a PhD candidate in contemporary forms of realism in literature and philosophy at the London Graduate School and a translator for the Department of Philosophy at the University of Turin.

• Foreword by Graham HarmanPrologueAuthor’s Note1. Realitism: The Postmodern Attack on Reality2. Realism: Things That Have Existed Since the Beginning of the World3. Reconstruction: Why Criticism Starts from Reality4. Emancipation: Unexamined Life Has No ValueNotesIndex

"In the new atmosphere of Anglophone continental thought, realism is not just a viable option but is arguably home to the most promising innovations of our time. Ferraris will serve as a welcome new influence." — from the Foreword by Graham Harman