Badiou's Being and event : a reader's guide

Badiou's Being and event : a reader's guide / Christopher Norris.

Alain Badiou's Being and Event is the most original and significant work of French philosophy to have appeared in recent decades. It is the magnum opus of a thinker who is widely considered to have re-shaped the character and set new terms for the future development of philosophy in France and...

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Main Author: Norris, Christopher, 1947-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Continuum, ©2009.
Series:Continuum reader's guides.
Subjects:
Badiou, Alain. > Etre et l'événement.
Badiou, Alain.
Être et l'événement (Badiou, Alain)
L'être et l'événement.
Ontology.
Set theory.
Events (Philosophy)
ontology (metaphysics)
Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY > Metaphysics.
Ontology
Set theory
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Summary:Alain Badiou's Being and Event is the most original and significant work of French philosophy to have appeared in recent decades. It is the magnum opus of a thinker who is widely considered to have re-shaped the character and set new terms for the future development of philosophy in France and elsewhere. This book has been written very much with a view to clarifying Badiou's complex and demanding work for non-specialist readers. It offers guidance on:. - Philosophical and intellectual context. - Key themes. - Reading the text. - Reception and influence. - Further reading.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xi, 316 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-288) and index.
ISBN:9781441130020
1441130020
1282873865
9781282873865
9781441123725
1441123725
9786612873867
6612873868
9781472546135
147254613X
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.

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