HOW THE WORLD IS PUT TOGETHER

Abstract

This text proposes a "bright ontology" and a "materialist monadology" as alternatives to dualistic and nihilistic ("dark") worldviews. Arguing against teleology and linear progressivism, it posits reality as a continuous whole where everything is interconnected. The universe unfolds through a "dialectical play" of necessity and chance, where random sorting, accumulation, and "crystallization" of variants drive evolution - from pre-life to life, and from life to the rational being.

The rational being, particularly the human hand as a "universal organ," is analyzed as a key "fold" or "monad" within this continuum. It is both a product and an active agent of universal transformation, capable of either "dark" or "bright" crystallization. "Dark crystallization" results from dualism, alienation, and managerial exploitation, leading to closed, oppressive social forms (e.g., bourgeois society, fascism). In contrast, "bright crystallization" stems from a non-anthropocentric, Spinozist understanding of reason as harmonious co-action with the natural whole, fostering flexible, open-ended social and subjective forms. Drawing on Ilyenkov, Marx, Spinoza, Freud, and Benjamin, the text critiques epistemological roots of dualism, explores the paradoxical nature of reflexive consciousness, and advocates for a political and ethical project. This project involves a radical reassembly of both society and subjectivity towards a future grounded in universal kinship, consensus, and the revolutionary potential ("tiger's leap") inherent in the historical process.