Theory of Strangers: Science of People, Democracy, Non-Psychoanalysis

Originally published in 1995, this book constitutes a turning point in the development of what François Laruelle calls non-philosophy, towards its democratic and emancipatory vision. In this work, Laruelle utilises his non-philosophical theory to develop unified theoretical analyses into philosophy's relationship with the humanities, politics and psychoanalysis.

Centred on the figure of the Stranger, he argues for a democratic reformation of thought governed by human multitudes. The new field of thought is opened by this Universal Humanity, identified with three different pathways: a science of people and non-humanism, democracy and non-politics, and non-psychoanalysis as the development of a Universal Unconscious.

Author: Jeremy R. Smith,François Laruelle
Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 01/31/2026
Pages: 304
Weight: 1.33lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.69d
ISBN: 9781399549233