Alain Badiou: Key Concepts

Key Concepts

by A.J. Bartlett, Justin Clemens

Alain Badiou is one of the world’s most influential living philosophers. Few contemporary thinkers display his breadth of argument and reference or his ability to intervene in debates critical to both analytic and continental philosophy. Alain Badiou: Key Concepts presents an overview of and introduction to the full range of Badiou’s thinking. Contributors focus on the foundations of Badiou’s thought, his “key concepts” – truth, being, ontology, the subject, and conditions – and on his engagement with a range of thinkers central to his philosophy, including Plato, Spinoza, Heidegger, and Deleuze. Students new to Badiou will find this work, written by the key scholars in the field, accessible and comprehensive, while readers already familiar with Badiou will find detailed, focused, and innovative discussions of Badiou’s key themes, concepts, and engagements.

Genres: Philosophy

224 pages, Paperback

First published July 30, 2010

Reviews

[Benjamin · Rating 5 out of 5]

The best secondary text on badiou's work I've read. Ok, I've read three but this one actually makes sense to people who don't have a background in maths or all the of the areas you'd need to. Not for laypersons but not a struggle either.

[Cecil Vosges · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some essays better than others, but all in all a great overview of Badiou's thought.