false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172799024m/218842.jpg 218842 6 Being and Event is the greatest work of Alain Badiou, France's most important living philosopher. Long-awaited in translation, Being and Event makes available to an English-speaking readership Badiou's groundbreaking work on set theory - the cornerstone of his whole philosophy. The book makes the scope and aim of Badiou's whole philosophical project clear, enabling full comprehension of Badiou's significance for contemporary philosophy. Badiou draws upon and is fully engaged with the European philosophical tradition from Plato onwards; Being and Event deals with such key figures as Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Hegel, Rousseau, Heidegger and Lacan. <P>This wide-ranging book is organised in a careful, precise and novel manner, reflecting the philosophical rigour of Badiou's thought. Unlike many contemporary Continental philosophers, Badiou - who is also a novelist and dramatist - writes lucidly and cogently, making his work far more accessible and engaging than much philosophy, and actually a pleasure to read. This English language edition includes a new preface, written by Badiou himself, especially for this translation. <P>Being and Event is a must-have for Badiou's significant following and anyone interested in contemporary Continental philosophy. 1426684 1988 Being And Event total:64|5:25|4:25|3:8|2:4|1:2| 64 259 178 11 1 3 false false Mon May 04 22:29:03 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 07:19:47 -0700 2009 Social Text crowd of neolatin portmanteau abusers (the kind of people who are mak...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Feb 22 15:48:45 -0800 2009 Mon Jul 21 10:44:37 -0700 2008 Sun Feb 22 15:48:45 -0800 2009
Specifically, it offers real accuracy in terms of how language can take responsibility for its negative characteristic in a recuperation of being the event.
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Maybe somebody can explain the function of Badiou's "subject" to me.]]> 3 0 false false Wed Oct 10 14:50:23 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 24 09:31:54 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 24 09:36:41 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Wed Jun 18 08:38:45 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 04 12:07:46 -0700 2007 Wed Jun 18 08:38:45 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Mon Jul 23 21:28:23 -0700 2007 Sat Aug 04 13:08:51 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Sat Nov 28 10:17:57 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 28 10:17:57 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Wed Nov 25 19:01:03 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 25 19:01:03 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 12 12:06:13 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 12:06:13 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 07 15:42:04 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 07 15:42:04 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Mon Nov 02 04:38:06 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 04:38:06 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 27 02:58:15 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 02:58:15 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 23 08:47:29 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 23 08:47:29 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 12 09:58:12 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 09:58:22 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Sep 26 12:16:47 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 12:17:54 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=218842