Author(s): Sean Bowden (Author, Editor), Simon Duffy (Author, Editor)
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Publication Date: 27 Jun. 2012
Language: English
Print length: 288 pages
ISBN-10: 0748643524
ISBN-13: 9780748643523
Book Description
A range of critical engagements with the work of Alain Badiou. This collection of 13 essays engages directly with the work of the contemporary French philosopher Alain Badiou. Badiou’s work has been adapted and applied across many different disciplines; now, this volume brings the focus back to the philosophical content of his work and how he connects with his contemporaries and his philosophical heritage. In-depth critical readings view Badiou’s work viewed through the lens of a number of important philosophical thinkers and themes, ranging from Cantor and category/topos theory, Lacan and Lautman, through to Sartre and the subject. This is an important collection for anyone interested in the work of Badiou and contemporary Continental philosophy.
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C R I T I C A L C O N N E C T I O N S SERIES EDITORS: IAN BUCHANAN AND JAMES WILLIAMS ‘The contributors to this collection sound the complexity of Badiou’s oeuvre, reveal its intricate articulation of mathematics and ontology, and discover its peculiar capacity to generate new philosophical investigations.’ Oliver Feltham, Philosophy Program, American University of Paris A reassessment of Badiou’s work which demonstrates its critical importance for contemporary philosophy This collection of 13 essays engages directly with the work of Alain Badiou. It focuses on the philosophical content of his work and how he connects with his contemporaries and his philosophical heritage. You’ll find in-depth critical readings of Badiou’s body of work viewed through the lens of a number of important philosophical thinkers and themes, ranging from Cantor and category/topos theory, Lacan and Lautman, through to Sartre and the subject. This is an important collection for anyone interested in the work of Badiou and contemporary Continental philosophy. Sean Bowden is an Alfred Deakin Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Deakin University, Australia. Simon Duffy is a Research Associate in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Sydney, Australia. Cover image: Black circle, c.1923. Kasimir Malevich (c) akg-images. Cover design: [insert logo file] www.euppublishing.com ISBN 978-0-7486-4351-6 [please add in the white area above the barcode] Barcode
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Sean Bowden lectures in philosophy at Deakin University and is Research Fellow in the Philosophy Program at La Trobe University. Simon Duffy is ARC Research Fellow in the Department of Philosophy, University of Sydney.
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