We Ourselves

The second volume in the Letting Be trilogy moves toward a radically new politics that is both emancipatory and realist. Throughout the history of human societies, the question of 'we' has always entailed the question of 'us and them', the reconciliation of which can either give birth to or mark the end of a politics. Tristan Garcia's radical historicisation of the ways we have imagined ourselves is more than a commentary on the dynamics of representation in a given society. This work is a rigorous engagement with the history of humanity's attempts at being collectively. Garcia provides a methodological framework that critically reinvigorates our dreams of the society to come and clears the way for the return to ontology in Letting Be III. Tristan Garcia is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Lyon. Christopher RayAlexander is an Independent Scholar. Abigail RayAlexander is Assistant Professor of French at Kennesaw State University. Jon Cogburn is Professor of Philosophy at Louisiana State University.