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As fire burns : functional work and praxis in ontology

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posted on 2000-01-01, 00:00 authored by Oliver J. Feltham
The thesis argues that it is possible, using the resources of Alain Badiou's set theory ontology, to construct a model of praxis - thinking practice in the realms of art, love, science and politics - which offers a pragmatic alternative to the instrumentalist model of functional work which dominates contemporary society.

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vi, 202 leaves ; 30 cm.

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eng

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Thesis (Ph.D.)--Deakin University, Victoria, 2000.

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Ph.D.

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Faculty of Arts and Education

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School of Social Inquiry

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