{"product_id":"images-of-the-present-time-alain-badiou-9780231176064","title":"Images of the Present Time","description":"\u003cp\u003eAlain Badiou began the twenty-first century by considering the relationship between philosophy and notions of \"the present.\" In this period of his ongoing annual lecture series, the acclaimed philosopher took up the existential problem of how to be contemporary with one's own time--that is, how to not simply inhabit a passing moment but bring a real present into existence. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eImages of the Present Time\u003c\/i\u003e presents nearly three years of Badiou's seminars, held from 2001 to 2004, partly against the backdrop of the war in Iraq. Given while Badiou was writing \u003ci\u003eLogics of Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e, the second of the three volumes of \u003ci\u003eBeing and Event\u003c\/i\u003e, these lectures address some of the same questions of existence in a particular world in a more personal and conversational tone, with reference to literature, philosophy, and contemporary politics and culture. He proposes a new concept of living in a real present as the twisting together of something from the past and something of the future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeaturing some of the philosopher's most inspiring and approachable work, \u003ci\u003eImages of the Present Time\u003c\/i\u003e is an important book for all readers interested in the practical as well as conceptual possibilities of Badiou's thought.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alain Badiou\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0231176066\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780231176064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 472\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.80w x 1.50d","brand":"Alain Badiou","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44133009424639,"sku":"9780231176064","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_eb7d5f04-3d71-4a33-9a22-6fdd7115e2e9.jpg?v=1687483562","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/images-of-the-present-time-alain-badiou-9780231176064","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}