Speculative Aesthetics brings together key figures from contemporary philosophy, art, and design to explore the implications of speculative realism for aesthetics. Edited by Robin Mackay, Luke Pendrell, and James Trafford, the book gathers essays by Amanda Beech, Ray Brassier, Mark Fisher, Benedict Singleton, Nick Srnicek, and others. The contributors tackle topics from accelerationism to abstraction, technocapitalism to aesthetic engineering. This compact volume bridges philosophy and media theory with experimental urgency. A cult classic in contemporary theory, published by Urbanomic. Rare outside the UK.
Robin Mackay – Philosopher, editor of Urbanomic, co-author of Collapse and translator of Meillassoux.
James Trafford – Theorist of logic, abstraction, and media; author of The Empire at Home.
Luke Pendrell – Artist and writer exploring science fiction, semiotics, and hyperstition.
Contributors include Amanda Beech, Ray Brassier, Mark Fisher, Benedict Singleton, Nick Srnicek, Tom Trevatt, Alex Williams, Ben Woodard.
