The Praxis Of Alain Badiou (anamnesis)
by Justin Clemens /
2006 / English / PDF
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Following the publication of his magnum opus L'être et l'événement
(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.
Following the publication of his magnum opus L'être et l'événement
(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.