Genealogies of Speculation: Materialism and Subjectivity Since Structuralism

Genealogies of Speculation looks to break the impasse between the innovations of speculative thought in comprehending our encounter with reality and the dominant strands of twentieth century anti-foundationalist philosophy - emphasizing subjectivity as a condition for all experience and knowledge - explicitly identifying continuities and debts between them.
Challenging emerging paradigms of philosophical history, this text re-evaluates different theoretical and political traditions such as feminism, literary theory, Marxism, art history, film studies after the speculative turn in Philosophy. With contributions from leading writers in contemporary thought this is a crucial resource for studying cultural and art theory and continental philosophy.