<p><b><i>Rationalist Empiricism</i> is a study of the dialectical relation between reason and experience in ancient, modern, and contemporary philosophy, engaging as well with political theory, the science of measurement, and experimental photography. Across these fields, it shows that coordinating the discrepant claims of rationalism and empiricism is the key to reconciling the speculative and critical vocations of theory and practice.</b></p> <p>Shows how methodological debates in philosophy and theory are relevant to cutting edge practices in science and new media art.</p>