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Alain Badiou is arguably the most important and original philosopher working in France today. Swimming against the tide of postmodern orthodoxy, Badiou's thought revitalizes philosophy's perennial attempt to provide a systematic theory of truth. This volume, assembled with the collaboration of the author, presents a comprehensive outline of Badiou's ambitious system. Starting from the controversial assertion that ontology is mathematics, it sets out the theory of the emergence of truths from the singular relationship between a subject and an event. Also included is a substantial excerpt from Badiou's forthcoming work on the logics of appearance and the concept of world, presented here in advance of its French publication. Ranging from startling re-readings of canonical figures (Spinoza, Kant and Hegel) to decisive engagements with poetry, psychoanalysis and radical politics, "Theoretical Writings" is an introduction to one of the great thinkers of time.

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Book category Books in English Humanities Philosophy History of Western philosophy

• Full title: Theoretical Writings
• Author: Alain Badiou
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 300
• EAN: 9780826461469
• ISBN: 0826461468
• ID: 04402125
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Weight: 434 g
• Dimensions: 233 × 156 × 16 mm
• Date of publishing: 03. June 2004

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