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Between Reification and Mystification: Rethinking the Economy of Principles

Contemporary philosophy raises the concern, under the banner of the "end of metaphysics," that the deployment of principles results in theoretical domination that also has serious practical implications. This concern recognizes that theory and practice are always interrelated and that the deployment of principles always involves a dimension of domination. Neither claim should be denied in attempts to think outside the closure of metaphysics. Under the pretext of "discovery," the metaphysical project posits the priority of permanent universal principles meant to account for concrete individuals.¹ In its ancient manifestation, this positing of universals over individuals found its highest expression in...