The concept of 'event' has held a prominent position in both analytic and continental philosophy since the middle of the 20th century. And yet, until recently, the division between these two traditions resulted in their respective theories of events rarely coming into contact. However, early 21st-century philosophy has been marked by a concerted effort by many to move beyond the analytic-continental divide. Explaining the nature of events, their place in reality, and their significance in the world has become a major problem around which segments of this work coalesce. This book draws together current philosophers to reframe existing debates on events within a post-divide pluralism, to recalibrate the theory of events based on recent ontology and metaphysics, and to advance the philosophy of events. It includes as an appendix a previously unpublished piece on the topic of events by the late Jean-Luc Nancy.

About the Author
James Bahoh is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at the University of Memphis. He is a previous recipient of a Fulbright Postdoctoral Scholarship and a VolkswagenStiftung / Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship. He is author of Heidegger's Ontology of Events (Edinburgh University Press, 2020) and articles in journals like Comparative and Continental Philosophy, Gatherings: The Heidegger Circle Annual, Deleuze and Guattari Studies, among others.


Book Information
ISBN 9781399539777
Author James Bahoh
Format Hardback
Page Count 320
Imprint Edinburgh University Press
Publisher Edinburgh University Press