Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Acknowledgments xxi
5. Introduction. Elements of Dialectical Materialism 1
6. 1. The Absent Cause 45
7. 2. Lack and Destruction 77
8. 3. One Divides into Two 110
9. 4. The Ontological Impasse 157
10. 5. Forcing the Truth 174
11. 6. Logics of Change 197
12. 7. From Potentiality to Inexistence 226
13. 8. For Lack of Politics 250
14. Conclusion. The Speculative Left 273
15. In dialogue with Alain Badiou 287
16. Appendix 1. Can Change Be Thought? 289
17. Appendix 2. Beyond Formalization 318
18. Notes 351
19. Selected Bibliography 407
20. Index 423