Tomorrow the manifold

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This collection assembles key essays of Reiner Schürmann focusing on anarchy and the concept of singularization. It begins with the status of practical philosophy at the end of metaphysics and highlights Schürmann’s engagement with Michel Foucault from 1983 to 1991. Through his original interpretation of the philosophical tradition, Schürmann examines identity and difference in Foucault’s historical framework, leading to a radical phenomenological view of anarchy. The essays question the future of philosophy following the critique of the subject and the merging of theory with praxis, as well as philosophy with politics. This collection not only makes Schürmann’s influential readings of Foucault accessible but also serves as a concise introduction to his thought, documenting a significant evolution in his ideas during the 1980s. Collectively, these essays present Schürmann’s key concerns and provide conceptual tools for his final work, which proposes a topology of broken hegemonies. This approach offers an alternative to Foucault’s genealogical method, presenting a subversive re-reading of Western metaphysics that compels us toward a forthcoming singularization. For those new to Schürmann, these texts position him as a radical thinker of the late 20th century, whose insights may resonate in contemporary discourse.