Reshaping Reason

John McCumber is Professor of Germanic Languages at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is author of Metaphysics and Oppression (IUP, 1999) and Philosophy and Freedom (IUP, 2000).

• Contents<\>PrefaceAcknowledgmentsList of Abbreviations1. Historico-Philosophical Prologue2. Enlarging the Philosophical Toolbox3. From Metaphysics to Ontologies4. The Edge of EthicsEpilogueNotesBibliographyIndex

"McCumber's work provokes debate about the nature and the direction of philosophy itself, and so, in that sense, it is something of a meta-critique of the quietism many philosophers have resigned themselves to in the face of the encroaching metaphysical-absolutism of the scientific world-view. As agent-provocateur, McCumber's text is indeed a worthy effort . . . .Vol.1 2008"—Perspectives"This is one of the most important books in philosophy in the 21st century. McCumber develops a new vocabulary and a new way of thinking outside the box concerning seven traditional ontologies, beginning with Plato. . . . Lively, original, provocative . . . he attains a new level of ethics and politics, and addresses the current world situation."—Choice