correlationism (uncountable) (philosophy) The philosophical standpoint, rejected by proponents of speculative realism, that we cannot directly access thinking and being, but only the correlation between them.
Who is the originator of correlationism?
Quentin Meillassoux
| Quentin Meillassoux | |
|---|---|
| School | Continental philosophy Speculative realism (speculative materialism) |
| Institutions | École Normale Supérieure Paris I |
| Main interests | Materialism, philosophy of mathematics |
| Notable ideas | Speculative materialism, correlationism, facticity, factiality, ancestrality |
What is speculative reality?
Speculative realism is a movement in contemporary Continental-inspired philosophy (also known as post-Continental philosophy) that defines itself loosely in its stance of metaphysical realism against its interpretation of the dominant forms of post-Kantian philosophy (or what it terms “correlationism”).