On Correlationism and the Philosophy of (Human) Access: Meillassoux and Harman

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Abstract

Speculative Realism (SR) has often been characterised as a heterogeneous group of thinkers, united almost exclusively in their commitment to the critique of what Quentin Meillassoux terms 'correlationism' or what Graham Harman calls the 'philosophy of (human) access.' The terms 'correlationism' and 'philosophy of access' are in turn often treated- A t times even by Meillassoux and Harman themselves- A s synonymous. In this paper, I seek to analyse these terms to evaluate their similarities, but also possible differences. I shall argue that the difference between the two terms ought to be retained and emphasised, since it hints at important differences between the positions of Harman and Meillassoux.

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Young, N. (2020). On Correlationism and the Philosophy of (Human) Access: Meillassoux and Harman. Open Philosophy, 3(1), 42–52. https://doi.org/10.1515/opphil-2020-0003

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