{"product_id":"transgression-and-the-inexistent-mehdi-belhaj-kacem-9781472534934","title":"Transgression and the Inexistent: A Philosophical Vocabulary","description":"\u003cp\u003eA 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 147253493X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472534934\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 12\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.19lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.59h x 6.11w x 0.78d","brand":"Mehdi Belhaj Kacem","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47001555828991,"sku":"9781472534934","price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3dddb7d6-99f9-4fc7-8e90-83d3158e573b.jpg?v=1751601426","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/transgression-and-the-inexistent-mehdi-belhaj-kacem-9781472534934","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}