Alain Badiou
Philosophy and the Event
- ISBN 13:
- 9780745653952
- author:
- Alain Badiou
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Polity Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 160
- Dimensions:
- 142mm X 216mm
- Genre:
- Philosophy
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Philosophy and the Event by Alain Badiou is an accessible introduction to his thought. Badiou explores four conditions of philosophy: politics, love, art, and science, examining how events bring possibilities to light that were previously invisible or unthinkable. The event creates a possibility, but it requires effort - be it group or individual effort - for this possibility to become real and inscribed in the world. This is what Badiou calls a 'truth procedure'. The book offers insight into his major works, reflects on central themes and arguments, and looks forward to future questions he plans to address. For those seeking to understand Badiou's influential philosophy, this concise book provides an indispensable guide.
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