The Praxis of Alain Badiou by Paul Ashton

The Praxis of Alain Badiou by Paul Ashton

Following the publication of his magnum opus L'etre et l'evenement (Being and Event) in 1988, Alain Badiou has been acclaimed as one of France's greatest living philosophers. Since then, he has released a dozen books, including Manifesto for Philosophy, Conditions, Metapolitics and Logiques des mondes (Logics of Worlds), many of which are now available in English translation. Badiou writes on an extraordinary array of topics, and his work has already had an impact upon studies in the history of philosophy, the history and philosophy of science, political philosophy, aesthetics, psychoanalysis, and ontology. This volume takes up the challenge of explicating, extending and, in many places, criticizing Badiou's stunningly original theses. Above all, the essays collected here put Badiou's concepts to the test in a confrontation with the four great headings that he himself has identified as essential to our humanity: science, love, art and politics. Many of the contributors have already been recognized as outstanding translators of and commentators on Badiou's work; they appear here with fresh voices also destined to make a mark.

At Deakin University in Australia, Justin Clemens teaches psychoanalysis and literary studies. He has produced research essays, poetry, and short fiction in a variety of subjects.

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ISBN 13	9780980305203
ISBN 10	0980305209
Title	The Praxis of Alain Badiou
Author	Paul Ashton
Series	Anamnesis Ser
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	re.press
Year published	2006-11-01
Number of pages	450
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