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Realist magic : objects, ontology, causality

by Timothy Morton

This text examines causality through the framework of object-oriented ontology, proposing that causal relations are inherently aesthetic. Drawing on physics, ecology, and the arts, it analyses how entities emerge, persist, and eventually cease to exist.

Accession 15279 ISBN 9781607852025 Publisher Open Humanities Press
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