Hilary Lawson
Post-postmodern Philosopher
Hilary Lawson is a philosopher, renowned critic of philosophical realism, and editorial director of the Institute of Art and Ideas. His central work, Closure: A Story of Everything, has been described as providing “the first non-realist metaphysics.” Lawson is a rare example of a philosopher who goes beyond postmodern critiques of truth, to give a new positive account of how language works.
Abandoning the traditional idea that language refers to external reality, Lawson’s pioneering metaphysics outlines how perception, language and thought operate by “closing” the openness of the world. The theory has dramatic consequences for how we understand ourselves and our reality. It points towards a new way to do science, philosophy, and politics without clinging onto the illusion of objective truth.
Hilary Lawson is a philosopher, renowned critic of philosophical realism, and editorial director of the Institute of Art and Ideas. His central work, Closure: A Story of Everything, has been described as providing “the first non-realist metaphysics.” Lawson is a rare example of a philosopher who goes beyond postmodern critiques of truth, to give a new positive account of how language works.
Abandoning the traditional idea that language refers to external reality, Lawson’s pioneering metaphysics outlines how perception, language and thought operate by “closing” the openness of the world. The theory has dramatic consequences for how we understand ourselves and our reality. It points towards a new way to do science, philosophy, and politics without clinging onto the illusion of objective truth.
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