{"product_id":"alain-badiou-gabriel-riera-9780791465042","title":"Alain Badiou: Philosophy and Its Conditions","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn introduction to Badiou's philosophical thought and its implications for other humanistic disciplines and the social sciences.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver 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, MallarmeOE, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gabriel Riera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0791465047\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780791465042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e State University of New York Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/18\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.94h x 6.20w x 0.64d","brand":"Gabriel Riera","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48065128038655,"sku":"9780791465042","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1200bde9-7dbe-4ed0-bee1-6506a417af03.jpg?v=1768673177","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/alain-badiou-gabriel-riera-9780791465042","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}