Introduction: On the use of place

Exploring the critical potential of place in continental philosophy,Possibilities of Place in Continental Thoughttests the political and ontological valences of this concept to go beyond the limits of existing geographical and phenomenological approaches.

Considering place as emergent, relational and enveloping, or in connection to passage, becoming or redemption, the contributions to this volume point to the possibilities inherent in philosophical uses of place. By rejecting a singular and homogenous theory of place, this collection collapses the dichotomies that tend to characterize the discourse on place in favour of a plural conceptualization. It draws attention to the spatial and temporal dynamics within varying theoretical and historical contexts and moves the field forward in significant and vital ways.