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On the Anti Subject-Centrism of New Ontologies

Yeni Ontolojilerin Öznemerkezcilik Karşıtlığı Üzerine

Mehmet Barış Albayrak(İZMİR EKONOMİ ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0009-0007-1983-9278
Pages
50–68
Publication Date
2026-07-15
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Ultimately, the article argues for a conception of nature that does not crown humanity as its sovereign, but repositions it as a responsible participant within the dynamics of life.

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Objective & Hypothesis:This article examines the anti subject-centered stance of the so-called “new ontologies” emerging in the context of the Anthropocene and critically evaluates its limitations.
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Key Findings & Data:Movements such as Object-Oriented Ontology (Harman) and Speculative Materialism (Meillassoux) emphasize the autonomy of nature by decentering the human subject.
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Conclusion & Impact:Ultimately, the article argues for a conception of nature that does not crown humanity as its sovereign, but repositions it as a responsible participant within the dynamics of life.
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This article examines the anti subject-centered stance of the so-called “new ontologies” emerging in the context of the Anthropocene and critically evaluates its limitations. Movements such as Object-Oriented Ontology (Harman) and Speculative Materialism (Meillassoux) emphasize the autonomy of nature by decentering the human subject. However, their tendency to weaken subjectivity often results in a reductive framework that paradoxically allows subject-centrism to re-emerge in a different form. To address this issue, the article proposes Schelling’s philosophy of nature as an alternative. Schelling conceives nature as a creative and productive process in which the distinction between subject and object is a derivative outcome of nature’s generative activity. This approach not only overcomes subject-centered hegemony but also preserves reflective subjectivity. Ultimately, the article argues for a conception of nature that does not crown humanity as its sovereign, but repositions it as a responsible participant within the dynamics of life.

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Bu makale, Antroposen bağlamında gelişen yeni ontolojilerin öznemerkezcilik karşıtı tutumunu ele almakta ve bu eleştirinin sınırlarını tartışmaktadır. Nesne yönelimli ontoloji (Harman) ve spekülatif materyalizm (Meillassoux) gibi akımlar, insanı merkezden uzaklaştırarak bilginin ve doğanın özerkliğini vurgulasa da özneyi zayıflatmaları nedeniyle indirgemeci bir çerçeveye kaymaktadır. Bu durum, paradoksal biçimde öznemerkezciliğin farklı bir biçimde geri dönüşüne yol açabilmektedir. Makale, bu sorunu aşmak için Schelling’in doğa felsefesini alternatif bir öneri olarak sunar. Schelling, doğayı yaratıcı ve üretken bir süreç olarak kavrar, özne-nesne ayrımını bu üretkenlikten türeyen bir sonuç olarak temellendirir. Böylece öznemerkezci egemenliğin ötesine geçen ve refleksif öznelliği koruyan bir yaklaşım ortaya çıkar. Sonuçta, insanı doğanın egemeni ilan etmeyen, fakat sorumluluk taşıyan bir bileşeni olarak yeniden konumlandıran bir doğa anlayışı önerilmektedir.

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Albayrak, M. B. (2026). On the Anti Subject-Centrism of New Ontologies. Felsefe Dünyası, Sayı: 83, 50–68. https://doi.org/10.58634/felsefedunyasi.1806943

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