Article Title
Meaning and (F)act: Ray Brassier’s Speculative Nihilism and its Implications for Dialectics
Abstract
This paper seeks to frame the proper place for the empirical phenomenon of human meaning in the scientifically disenchanted world described by Ray Brassier. I embrace Brassier’s statement that “Nihilism is not an existential quandary but a speculative opportunity” but disagree with his injunction that human meaning is unimportant. Meaning should be an object of philosophy insofar as we are biologically bound to experiencing the world in a meaningful way. Brassier’s work is exciting for its application of rigorous analytic techniques to continental discourse, in a manner that makes contributions to both metaphysics and philosophy of science.
Recommended Citation
Wales, Geran
(2023)
"Meaning and (F)act: Ray Brassier’s Speculative Nihilism and its Implications for Dialectics,"
International Journal of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities: Vol. 4:
Iss.
2, Article 11.
Available at:
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/ijurca/vol4/iss2/11