02399nam 22006131c 450 991082549940332120200115203623.01-4725-4604-01-283-12277-497866131227731-4411-5174-510.5040/9781472546043(CKB)2670000000093483(EBL)711032(OCoLC)727649541(SSID)ssj0000524453(PQKBManifestationID)11325985(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000524453(PQKBWorkID)10562225(PQKB)10236676(MiAaPQ)EBC711032(Au-PeEL)EBL711032(CaPaEBR)ebr10472221(CaONFJC)MIL312277(OCoLC)730518195(UtOrBLW)bpp09255878(EXLCZ)99267000000009348320140929d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA new philosophy of societyassemblage theory and social complexityManuel DeLandaLondon New York Continuum 2006.1 online resource (149 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8264-8170-1 0-8264-9169-3 Includes bibliographical references and indexIntroduction -- 1. Assemblages Against Totalities -- 2. Assemblages Against Essences -- 3. Persons and Networks -- 4. Organisations and Governments -- 5. Cities and NationsManuel DeLanda is a distinguished writer, artist and philosopher. In his new book, he 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 human minds ceased to exist, Delanda proposes a novel approach to social ontology that asserts the autonomy of social entities from the conceptions we have of themPhilosophical anthropologySocial & political philosophyPhilosophical anthropology.301.01De Landa Manuel281739UtOrBLWUtOrBLWUkLoBPBOOK9910825499403321A new philosophy of society3923743UNINA