Alain Badiou (1937- ) is one of the most high profile and controversial philosophers writing in France today. A leading light in the generation of thinkers who come of intellectual age in 1968, his work deftly draws on a wide range of intellectual traditions and thinkers from Plato and Lucretius, through Heidegger to Lacan and Deleuze. Now available in the Bloomsbury Revelations series, Infinite Thought is a vivid demonstration of that range. Here Badiou introduces his own thought on the full gamut of intellectual concerns, from politics, psychoanalysis and art to truth, desire and the definition of philosophy itself. As well as Badiou’s reflections on the fall of communism and the ‘War on Terror’, the book also includes an interview with the author. Translated and edited by Oliver Feltham and Justin Clemens.
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An Introduction to Alain Badiou's Philosophy 1. Philosophy and Desire 2. Philosophy and Truth 3. Philosophy and Politics 4. Philosophy and Psychoanalysis 5. Philosophy and Art 6. Philosophy and Cinema 7. Philosophy and the 'Death of Communism' 8. Philosophy and the 'War Against Terrorism' 9. The Definition of Philosophy 10. Ontology and Politics: An Interview with Alain Badiou Index
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Alain Badiou reflects on key topics in philosophy and politics, from desire and truth to art, the 'War on Terror' and the nature of philosophy itself.
One of the most important philosophers writing today reflects on major topics in contemporary thought
Bringing together books and thinkers that have opened up startling new ways of looking at the world, the Bloomsbury Revelations series celebrates the originality and excellence of Bloomsbury Academic's non-fiction publishing. Including books by the likes of Carol Adams, Winston Churchill, Slavoj Zizek, Ferdinand de Saussure, Ronald Dworkin, Constantin Stanislavski, Susan Strange and Gilles Deleuze, this is an essential library of the thinkers who have fundamentally shaped the way we see the modern world.
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ISBN
9781472572738
Publisert
2014-10-23
Utgiver
Vendor
Bloomsbury Academic
Vekt
213 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
G, U, P, 01, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
176

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Biographical note

Alain Badiou teaches at the École Normale Supérieure and at the Collège International de Philosophie in Paris, France. In addition to several novels, plays and political essays, he has published a number of major philosophical works, including Being and Event (also available in the Bloomsbury Revelations series).