{"product_id":"badious-being-and-event-and-burhanuddin-baki-9781474288002","title":"Badiou's Being and Event and the Mathematics of Set Theory","description":"Alain Badiou's \u003ci\u003eBeing and Event\u003c\/i\u003e continues to impact philosophical investigations into the question of Being. By exploring the central role set theory plays in this influential work, Burhanuddin Baki presents the first extended study of Badiou's use of mathematics in \u003ci\u003eBeing and Event\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eAdopting a clear, straightforward approach, Baki gathers together and explains the technical details of the relevant high-level mathematics in Being and Event. He examines Badiou's philosophical framework in close detail, showing exactly how it is 'conditioned' by the technical mathematics. Clarifying the relevant details of Badiou's mathematics, Baki looks at the four core topics Badiou employs from set theory: the formal axiomatic system of ZFC; cardinal and ordinal numbers; Kurt Gel's concept of constructability; and Cohen's technique of forcing. Baki then rebuilds Badiou's philosophical meditations in relation to their conditioning by the mathematics, paying particular attention to Cohen's forcing, which informs Badiou's analysis of the event. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eProviding valuable insights into Badiou's philosophy of mathematics, \u003ci\u003eBadiou's Being and Event and the Mathematics of Set Theory\u003c\/i\u003e offers an excellent commentary and a new reading of Badiou's most complex and important work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Burhanuddin Baki\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474288006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474288002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/19\/2016\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 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.59d","brand":"Burhanuddin Baki","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935508988159,"sku":"9781474288002","price":51.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_3219fe3c-e39f-432e-b8a1-45012c7b525b.jpg?v=1681420207","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/badious-being-and-event-and-burhanuddin-baki-9781474288002","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}