Quentin Meillassoux's entry into the philosophical scene marks the beginning of a new epoch: the end of the transcendental approach and the return to realist ontology. Harman's beautifully written and argued book provides not just an introduction to Meillassoux, but much more: one authentic philosopher writing about another - a rare true encounter. It is not only for those who want to understand Meillassoux, but also for those who want to witness a radical shift in the entire field of philosophy. It is a book that will shake the very foundations of your world! Slavoj ae'iae'ek, philosopher and psychoanalyst An in-depth study of the emerging French philosopher Quentin Meillassoux Quentin Meillassoux has been described as the most rapidly prominent French philosopher in the Anglophone world since Jacques Derrida in the 1960's. With the publication of After Finitude (2006), this daring protege of Alain Badiou became one of the world's most visible younger thinkers. In this book, his fellow Speculative Realist, Graham Harman, assesses Meillassoux's publications in English so far. Also included are an insightful interview with Meillassoux and first-time translations of excerpts from L'Inexistence divine (The Divine Inexistence), his famous but still unpublished major book.

本书对从康德以来的批判哲学进行溯源式的再思考和批评，证明唯一绝对必然的就是自然法则的偶然性。本书让思考的对象从局部的关联转变为绝对之物，将其放置在与人世经验完全不同的关系中，进而化解传统哲学中“经验”与“超越”的区隔。

This book is now available for the first time in paperback, the remarkable debut of a former student of Alain Badiou. Quentin Meillassoux, a former student of Alain Badiou, is considered to be one of the most talented and exciting new voices in contemporary French philosophy. Quentin Meillassoux's remarkable debut makes a strikingly original contribution to contemporary French philosophy and is set to have a significant impact on the future of Continental philosophy. Written in a style that marries great clarity of expression with argumentative rigour, "After Finitude" provides bold readings of the history of philosophy and sets out a devastating critique of the unavowed fideism at the heart of post-Kantian philosophy. Meillassoux introduces a startlingly novel philosophical alternative to the forced choice between dogmatism and critique. "After Finitude" proposes a new alliance between philosophy and science and calls for an unequivocal halt to the creeping return of religiosity in contemporary philosophical discourse. The exceptional lucidity and the centrality of argument in Meillassoux's writing should appeal to Analytic as well as Continental philosophers, while his critique of fideism will be of interest to anyone preoccupied by the relation between philosophy, theology and religion.

《形而上学和科学外世界的虚构》中，甘丹•梅亚苏借解读艾萨克•阿西莫夫的短篇小说《桌球》，完成了他对于形而上学的精彩讨论。他以文学为平台，通过对科学外虚构的小说的验证，具象地描述了科学外世界的虚构所构建的世界的样貌。更为核心的是，他提出了新的虚构小说的类型：科学外世界的虚构小说，即科外幻小说。从这本书开始，他对于自己的核心哲学命题的研究，迈出了关键性的一步。用解读文学作品的方式阐述自己的哲学观点，也让这部作品具备了很强的可读性。
“他所心系的现实不在于事物本来的样子，而是它们永远能是别的什么的可能性。”
——哲学家彼得•霍尔沃德评论甘丹•梅亚苏