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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Norris, Christopher, 1947- author.

Series:

Continuum reader's guides.

Continuum reader's guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Badiou, Alain. Etre et l'evenement.

Badiou, Alain.

Ontology.

Set theory.

Events (Philosophy).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Place of Publication:

London New York Continuum 2009.

Language Note:

English

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; and further reading

Contents:

1. Context

2. Overview of Themes

3. Reading the Text

4. Notes on Further Reading

Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-288) and index

ISBN:

1-4411-2372-5

1-4725-4613-X

1-282-87386-5

9786612873867

1-4411-3002-0

OCLC:

676697358