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A New Philosophy of Society

Assemblage Theory and Social Complexity

Professor Manuel DeLanda author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Published:18th Apr '19

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A highly original interrogation of social philosophy from one of the world's leading theorists

In A New Philosophy of Society Manuel DeLanda offers a fascinating look at how the contemporary world is characterized by an extraordinary social complexity. Since most social entities, from small communities to large nation-states would disappear altogether if our cognitive abilities ceased to exist, DeLanda proposes a novel approach to social ontology that asserts the autonomy of social entities from the conceptions we have of them.

He argues that Gilles Deleuze’s theory of assemblages provides a framework in which sociologists and geographers studying social networks and regions can properly locate their work and fully elucidate the connections between them. Indeed, assemblage theory, as DeLanda argues, can be used to model any community, from interpersonal networks and institutional organizations, to central governments, cities and nation states.

ISBN: 9781350096738

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 220g

152 pages