{"title":"Without Criteria","description":"\u003cp\u003eDiscover a world of reading without limits! Our 'Without Criteria' collection is a treasure trove of literary gems, spanning genres and styles. Find your next unexpected favourite and dive in.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"without-criteria-book-steven-shaviro-9780262517973","title":"Without Criteria","description":"\u003cb\u003eA Deleuzian reading of Whitehead and a Whiteheadian reading of Deleuze open the possibility of a critical aesthetics of contemporary culture.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eWithout Criteria\u003c\/i\u003e, Steven Shaviro proposes and explores a philosophical fantasy: imagine a world in which Alfred North Whitehead takes the place of Martin Heidegger. What if Whitehead, instead of Heidegger, had set the agenda for postmodern thought? Heidegger asks, Why is there something, rather than nothing? Whitehead asks, How is it that there is always something new? In a world where everything from popular music to DNA is being sampled and recombined, argues Shaviro, Whitehead's question is the truly urgent one. \u003ci\u003eWithout Criteria\u003c\/i\u003e is Shaviro's experiment in rethinking postmodern theory, especially the theory of aesthetics, from a point of view that hearkens back to Whitehead rather than Heidegger. In working through the ideas of Whitehead and Deleuze, Shaviro also appeals to Kant, arguing that certain aspects of Kant's thought pave the way for the philosophical constructivism embraced by both Whitehead and Deleuze.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKant, Whitehead, and Deleuze are not commonly grouped together, but the juxtaposition of them in \u003ci\u003eWithout Criteria\u003c\/i\u003e helps to shed light on a variety of issues that are of concern to contemporary art and media practices.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":49656789172497,"sku":"CIN0262517973A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50328015012113,"sku":"GOR012334263","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52407352131857,"sku":"NLS9780262517973","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0262517973.jpg?v=1750738457"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.worldofbooks.com\/collections\/without-criteria-book-series.oembed","provider":"World of Books ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}