false 2159895 1 The Concept of Model is the first of Alain Badiou's early books to be translated fully into English. With this publication English readers finally have access to a crucial work by one of the world's greatest living philosophers. Written on the eve of the events of May 1968, The Concept of Model provides a solid mathematical basis for a rationalist materialism. Badiou's concept of model distinguishes itself from both logical positivism and empiricism by introducing a new form of break into the hitherto implicated realms of science and ideology, and establishing a new way to understand their disjunctive relation. Readers coming to Badiou for the first time will be struck by the clarity and force of his presentation, and the key place that The Concept of Model enjoys in the overall development of Badiou's thought will enable readers already familiar with his work to discern the lineaments of his later radical developments. This translation is accompanied by a stunning new interview with Badiou in which he elaborates on the connections between his early and most recent thought. "This book is indispensable for those seeking to understand Alain Badiou's philosophical project, and for anyone interested in investigating real points of contact between the analytic and continental traditions." - Ray Brassier, Middlesex University 2165417 1 12 2007 The Concept of Model: An Introduction to the Materialist Epistemology of Mathematics (Transmission) total:8|5:1|4:6|3:1| 8 32 11 2 2159895 0980305233 9780980305234 8 2 4.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2159895.The_Concept_of_Model_An_Introduction_to_the_Materialist_Epistemology_of_Mathematics 4 0 false Mon Jun 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 19:33:18 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 23 21:50:15 -0700 2008 Philosophy Course for Scientists. It is, among other things, a nice record of Badiou's early period, at his closest to Althusser ("I was still an Althusserian at the time," he says in the concludin...more...]]> 2159895 0980305233 9780980305234 8 2 4.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2159895.The_Concept_of_Model_An_Introduction_to_the_Materialist_Epistemology_of_Mathematics 0 0 false Sat Aug 01 17:58:06 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 17:59:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2159895 0980305233 9780980305234 8 2 4.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2159895.The_Concept_of_Model_An_Introduction_to_the_Materialist_Epistemology_of_Mathematics 0 0 false Tue Jul 07 10:35:06 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 10:35:09 -0700 2009 2159895 0980305233 9780980305234 8 2 4.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2159895.The_Concept_of_Model_An_Introduction_to_the_Materialist_Epistemology_of_Mathematics 3 0 false Thu Jul 02 12:47:44 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 12:47:44 -0700 2009 2159895 0980305233 9780980305234 8 2 4.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2159895.The_Concept_of_Model_An_Introduction_to_the_Materialist_Epistemology_of_Mathematics 4 0 false Wed Mar 04 10:48:41 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 10:48:50 -0800 2009 2159895 0980305233 9780980305234 8 2 4.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2159895.The_Concept_of_Model_An_Introduction_to_the_Materialist_Epistemology_of_Mathematics 0 0 false Mon Feb 09 19:04:27 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 09 19:04:32 -0800 2009 2159895 0980305233 9780980305234 8 2 4.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2159895.The_Concept_of_Model_An_Introduction_to_the_Materialist_Epistemology_of_Mathematics 4 0 false Sat Jan 03 22:52:37 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 22:52:37 -0800 2009 2159895 0980305233 9780980305234 8 2 4.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2159895.The_Concept_of_Model_An_Introduction_to_the_Materialist_Epistemology_of_Mathematics 5 0 false Mon Jul 07 18:53:57 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 18:53:57 -0700 2008 2159895 0980305233 9780980305234 8 2 4.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2159895.The_Concept_of_Model_An_Introduction_to_the_Materialist_Epistemology_of_Mathematics 4 0 false Wed Jul 02 11:55:23 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 02 11:55:23 -0700 2008 2159895 0980305233 9780980305234 8 2 4.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2159895.The_Concept_of_Model_An_Introduction_to_the_Materialist_Epistemology_of_Mathematics 4 0 false Thu Jan 31 07:47:51 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 07:45:49 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 07:46:02 -0800 2008 2159895 0980305233 9780980305234 8 2 4.00 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2159895.The_Concept_of_Model_An_Introduction_to_the_Materialist_Epistemology_of_Mathematics 4 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 04 09:33:35 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 11 11:54:28 -0800 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2159895