Think Again Alain Badiou and the Future of Philosophy [Paperback]

Slavoj ` Zi`zek is not alone in thinking that Alain Badiou's recent work is the event of contemporary philosophy. Think Again, the first publication of its kind, goes a long way towards justifying his assessment. Badiou is nothing if not polemical and the most suitable way to approach his philosophy is precisely through the controversies it creates. This book, which opens with an introduction aimed at readers new to Badiou's work, presents a range of essays which explore Badiou's most contentious claims in the fields of ontology, politics, ethics and aesthetics.

Alain Badiou has devised perhaps the only truly inventive philosophy of the subject since Sartre. Almost alone among his peers, Badiou's work promises a genuine renewal of philosophy, a subject he sees as conditioned by innovation in spheres ranging from radical politics to artistic experimentation to mathematical formalization. Slavoj ` Zi`zek is not alone in thinking that Alain Badiou's recent work is the event of contemporary philosophy. Think Again, the first publication of its kind, goes a long way towards justifying his assessment. Badiou is nothing if not polemical and the most suitable way to approach his philosophy is precisely through the controversies it creates. This book, which opens with an introduction aimed at readers new to Badiou's work, presents a range of essays which explore Badiou's most contentious claims in the fields of ontology, politics, ethics and aesthetics.

Peter Hallward, Introduction1. Etienne Balibar, 'The History of Truth: Alain Badiou in French Philosophy'2. Jean-Luc Nancy, 'Philosophy Without Conditions'3. Ray Brassier, 'Nihil Unbound: Remarks on Subtractive Ontology and Thinking Capitalism'4. Jean-Toussaint Desanti, 'Some Remarks on the Intrinsic Ontology of Alain Badiou'5. Todd May, 'Badiou and Deleuze on the One and the Many'6. Daniel Smith, ''Badiou & Deleuze on the Ontology of Mathematics'7. Daniel Bensa?d, 'Badiou and the Miracle of the Event'8.lÃu