An introduction to Badiou's philosophical thought and its implications for other humanistic disciplines and the social sciences.
There is little doubt that Alain Badiou is one of the most challenging and controversial figures in contemporary philosophy. This volume of essays brings together leading commentators from both sides of the Atlantic to provide an introduction to Badiou's work through critical studies of his more productive and controversial ideas.
Over the course of three decades, his numerous and extensive texts have challenged traditional views on ontology, mathematics, aesthetics, literature, politics, ethics, philosophy, and sexual difference. His texts on Plato, Saint Paul, Pascal, Lacan, Althusser, Heidegger, MallarmeŒ, Pessoa, and Beckett are among the most perceptive and penetrating essays on contemporary philosophical and literary culture. In addition to providing insight into the basic conceptual apparatus of Badiou's philosophy, the essays also offer a more substantial critical assessment of the import of his main theses for different disciplines.
| ISBN: | 9780791465042 |
| Publication date: | 18th August 2005 |
| Author: | Gabriel Riera, Gabriel Riera |
| Publisher: | SUNY Press an imprint of State University of New York Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 288 pages |
| Series: | SUNY Series, Intersections: Philosophy and Critical Theory |
| Genres: |
Ethics and moral philosophy Literary theory Philosophy |
An introduction to Badiou's philosophical thought and its implications for other humanistic disciplines and the social sciences.
There is little doubt that Alain Badiou is one of the most challenging and controversial figures in contemporary philosophy. This volume of essays brings together leading commentators from both sides of the Atlantic to provide an introduction to Badiou's work through critical studies of his more productive and controversial ideas.
Over the course of three decades, his numerous and extensive texts have challenged traditional views on ontology, mathematics, aesthetics, literature, politics, ethics, philosophy, and sexual difference. His texts on Plato, Saint Paul, Pascal, Lacan, Althusser, Heidegger, MallarmeŒ, Pessoa, and Beckett are among the most perceptive and penetrating essays on contemporary philosophical and literary culture. In addition to providing insight into the basic conceptual apparatus of Badiou's philosophy, the essays also offer a more substantial critical assessment of the import of his main theses for different disciplines.
Alain Badiou features in the following genres: Ethics and moral philosophy, Literary theory, Philosophy
Alain Badiou is available in Paperback
Alain Badiou was written by Gabriel Riera, Gabriel Riera and published by SUNY Press an imprint of State University of New York Press
Alain Badiou has 288 pages
Yes it is part of SUNY Series, Intersections: Philosophy and Critical Theory series
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