Becomings: Explorations in Time, Memory, and Futures

Ed. Elizabeth Grosz. Contributors: Manuel De Landa, Linda Martin Alcoff, Edward S. Casey, Gail Weiss, Claire Colebrook, et al.

ISBN 10: 080143632X / ISBN 13: 9780801436321

Published by Ithaca, NY, and London: Cornell University Press, 1999

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[PHILOSOPHY]. Ed. Elizabeth Grosz. Contributors: Manuel De Landa, Linda Martin Alcoff, Edward S. Casey, Gail Weiss, Claire Colebrook, et al. "Becomings: Explorations in Time, Memory, and Futures." Ithaca, NY, and London: Cornell University Press, 1999. First edition, first printing. English language. Hardcover with green cloth boards, no jacket. Collection of eleven nonfiction academic philosophical texts inspired by futurism and Deleuze, with an introduction, notes, and index. 9 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches. 18 oz. vi, 250 pp. No jacket. Sticker residue on back board. Light toning. Text clean. Very Good Plus. ISBN: 080143632X. "With the advent of the new millennium, the notion of the future, and of time in general, has taken on greater significance in postmodern thought. Although the equally pervasive and abstract concept of space has generated a vast body of disciplines, time, and the related idea of 'becoming,' transforming, mutating, and metamorphosing, have until now received little theoretical attention. This volume explores the ontological, epistemic, and political implications of rethinking time as a dynamic and irreversible force. Drawing on ideas from the natural sciences, as well as from literature, philosophy, politics, and cultural analyses, its authors seek to stimulate further research in both the sciences and the humanities which highlights the temporal foundations of matter and culture.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Becomings: Explorations in Time, Memory, and Futures
• Publisher: Ithaca, NY, and London: Cornell University Press
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080143632X
• ISBN 13: 9780801436321
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Very Good Plus.
• Dust Jacket Condition: No jacket.
• Weight: 18 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Philosophy

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Synopsis

With the advent of the new millennium, the notion of the future, and of time in general, has taken on greater significance in postmodern thought. Although the equally pervasive and abstract concept of space has generated a vast body of disciplines, time, and the related idea of "becoming" (transforming, mutating, and metamorphosing) have until now received little theoretical attention.

This volume explores the ontological, epistemic, and political implications of rethinking time as a dynamic and irreversible force. Drawing on ideas from the natural sciences, as well as from literature, philosophy, politics, and cultural analyses, its authors seek to stimulate further research in both the sciences and the humanities which highlights the temporal foundations of matter and culture.

The first section of the volume, "The Becoming of the World," provides a broad introduction to the concepts of time. The second section, "Knowing and Doing Otherwise," addresses the forces within cultural and intellectual practices which produce various becomings and new futures. It also analyzes how alternative models of subjectivity and corporeality may be generated through different conceptions of time. "Global Futures," the third section, considers the possibilities for the social, political, and cultural transformation of individuals and nations.

About the Author

Elizabeth Grosz is Professor of Women's and Gender Studies at Rutgers University. She is the author of Space, Time and Perversion: Essays on the Politics of Bodies; The Nick of Time: Politics, Evolution, and the Untimely; and Time Travels: Feminism, Nature, Power.