Naturans: Towards a New Ontology

“This is the book of a Spinozist who thinks not with the geometric method but with aphorisms, not with definitions and axioms but with philosophical essays. Çetin Balanuye deeply embraces the trend of turning to ontology in current philosophy and proposes a Spinozian ontology of power by staying in dialogue with the leading figures of this trend (Harman, Ferraris, De Landa, Bryant), on the one hand, and with the Greek philosophers, Nietzsche, and Deleuze, on the other hand. Those who are interested in the philosophy of existence should ask the question 'what is?' and 'what do we say?' I am sure that they will enjoy reading this study, which examines these questions within a common framework without falling into reductionism.”

Hakan Yücefer

“The first Spinoza book was a commentary, the work of an effort to meticulously fill a gap that was missing in our country. Secondly, it revealed how Spinoza's joy can be demonstrated with fine precision, sometimes here in theory, sometimes here in practice, by comparing it with our own life adventures. This time it is not different, it continues in another... Balanuye, who continues to think about the ethical and political with the possibilities of the ontology of power, this time added his flirtation with the contemporary versions of Realism to his bag. What interests me more is how the ontology that it can initiate with its contributions will be discussed from now on in its relationship with the basic ontologies of the twentieth century, which are thought to be contemporary but are always ignored. “I think this is our fundamental philosophical trajectory.”

Güçlü Ateşoğlu

“Çetin Balanuye is a thinker who is very familiar with the Neo-Realist tendencies of contemporary philosophy. By working on these movements, he proposes a new ontology that bears connotations from Spinoza's timeless thought. The book invites you to an act of peaceful reflection; So much so that the entire history of philosophy passes before your eyes.”

Graham Harman

“Balanuye opens a new path in philosophy. A path that manages to remain at once the most ancient and the most important: a completely unprejudiced and wise understanding of the nature of reality. “We are faced with a dazzling work and a great philosopher.”

Maurizio Ferraris

(From the Promotional Bulletin)

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Number of Pages: 176

Size: 13.5 x 21.5

First Print Year: 2020

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

Language Turkish