Philosophy and the Event

Philosophy and the Event

This concise and accessible book is the perfect introduction to Badiouâ€™s thought.Â Responding to Tarbyâ€™s questions, Badiou takes us on a journey that interrogates and explores the four conditions of philosophy: politics, love, art and science. In all these domains, events occur that bring to light possibilities that were invisible or even unthinkable; they propose something to us.Â Everything then depends on how the possibility opened up by the event is grasped, elaborated and embedded in the world â€“ this is what Badiou calls a â€˜truth procedureâ€™.Â The event creates a possibility but there then has to be an effort â€“ a group effort in the case of politics, an individual effort in the case of love or art â€“ for this possibility to become real and inscribed in the world. Â

As he explains his thinking on politics, love, art and science, Badiou takes stock of his major works, reflects on their central themes and arguments and looks forward to the questions he plans to address in his future writings.Â The book concludes with a short introduction to Badiouâ€™s philosophy by Fabien Tarby. Â

For anyone wishing to understand the work of one of the most widely read and influential philosophers writing today, this small book will be an indispensable guide.
Country USA
Brand Wiley
Manufacturer Polity
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780745653952
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780745653952
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Wiley
Manufacturer	Polity
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780745653952
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780745653952
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Philosophy and the Event

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