{"product_id":"transgression-and-the-inexistent-mehdi-belhaj-kacem-9781350021433","title":"Transgression and the Inexistent: A Philosophical Vocabulary","description":"A contemporary philosopher of Tunisian origin, Mehdi Belhaj Kacem is here published in English for the first time. His new book, \u003ci\u003eTransgression and the Inexistent: A Philosophical Vocabulary\u003c\/i\u003e, is a comprehensive foray into Kacem's elaborate philosophical system in twenty-seven discreet chapters, each dedicated to a single concept. In each chapter, he explicates a critical re-thinking of ordinary lived experiences - such as desire, irony, play - or traditional philosophical ideas - such as catharsis, mimesis, techne - in light of 'the spirit of nihilism' that marks the contemporary human condition. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eKacem gained notoriety in the domain of critical theory amid his controversial break with his mentor and leading contemporary philosopher, Alain Badiou. \u003ci\u003eTransgression and the Inexistent\u003c\/i\u003e lays out the essential concepts of his philosophical system: it is the most complete and synthetic book of his philosophical work, as well as being one of the most provocative in its claims. As a Francophone author engaging with contemporary world thought, he is able to develop novel philosophical perspectives that reach beyond the Middle East or the Continental, and the East\/West binary. This is the book's first publication in any language, constituting a much-awaited first translation of Kacem into English.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mehdi Belhaj Kacem\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1350021431\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350021433\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 10\/19\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.56d","brand":"Mehdi Belhaj Kacem","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44064348733695,"sku":"9781350021433","price":35.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9745b694-9a0b-473f-adc7-3719904ff25d.jpg?v=1685394952","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/transgression-and-the-inexistent-mehdi-belhaj-kacem-9781350021433","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}