The Consolation of Ontology: On the Substantial and Nonsubstantial Models
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In the Consolation of Ontology, Czech poet-philosopher Egon Bondy examines the substantial model of reality - the notion that there is some sort of substance, some "thing", idea, being, or principle that creates, underlies, transcends, or gives meaning to the universe in which we live. He shows how the substantial model, in both its theistic and mechanical materialist versions, is logically untenable and dangerous in its consequences. From there, Bondy shows how the nonsubstantial alternative - prefigured in the thinking of cultures that developed independently of Greece - is simpler and more logically consistent. More importantly, it is free from the negative consequences of the substantial model and instead opens the way toward genuine human freedom, creativity, and responsibility, toward a corresponding and supportive form of social organization, and toward an unclouded understanding of ontological reality. Previously untranslated, the book asks that we leave behind comfortable assumptions and understand how the struggles for a genuinely human future and for ontological clarity presuppose each other and are mutually interdependent.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0739102540
ISBN13:9780739102541
Release Date:December 2001
Publisher:Lexington Books
Length:274 Pages
Weight:1.08 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.0" x 9.3"
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