Traversing the Middle

The book critiques the ethical and political challenges posed by postmodern thought, arguing that recent calls for a "return of the metanarrative" fail to address the core issues. Through analysis of thinkers like Alain Badiou and Slavoj Žižek, Hyman contends that simply reversing postmodern problems does not resolve them. Instead, he advocates for a nuanced approach that maintains a tension between the universal, particular, and singular, suggesting that this balance is essential for ethical, political, and religious discourse in contemporary society.