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Realist magic : objects, ontology, causality / Timothy Morton

This text examines causality through the framework of object-oriented ontology, proposing that causal relations are inherently aesthetic. Drawing on physics, ecology, and the arts, it analyses how entities emerge, persist, and eventually cease to exist.
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