Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 Assemblages against Totalities; 2 Assemblages against Essences; 3 Persons and Networks; 4 Organizations and Governments; 5 Cities and Nations; Index
Summary
Manuel 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 them
