Entanglements
Journal of Posthumanities

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Editor-in-Chief: Sukhendu Das, Bankura University
Executive Editor: Baloram Balo, Doctoral Scholar, University of Kalyani

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Non-Anthropocentric Posthumanism and the Stakes of Relationality
Authored By — Niki Young

Abstract

This paper examines the ontological underpinnings of non-anthropocentric posthumanism through an analysis of the work of Jane Bennett and Rosi Braidotti. I argue that their commitment to relational holism tacitly undermines their stated commitment to individuals by subordinating them to their relations. Drawing on Graham Harman’s Object-Oriented Ontology and Jacques Derrida’s commitment to a “Leibnizianism without God,” I propose a model of “non-relationist relationality” that preserves the radical alterity and individuality of entities while enabling contingent interactions.

Keywords

Jane Bennett, Rosi Braidotti, Posthumanism, Relationality, Jacques Derrida, Graham Harman
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