Badiou and Politics

Informationen zum Autor Bruno Bosteels Klappentext Examines the political thinking of French philosopher of Alain Badiou, whose theories of ontology and mathematics have set him apart from many of his post-structuralist contemporaries. Zusammenfassung Argues for understanding Badiou's thought as a revival of dialectical materialism Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ix Acknowledgments xxi Introduction. Elements of Dialectical Materialism 1 1. The Absent Cause 45 2. Lack and Destruction 77 3. One Divides into Two 110 4. The Ontological Impasse 157 5. Forcing the Truth 174 6. Logics of Change 197 7. From Potentiality to Inexistence 226 8. For Lack of Politics 250 Conclusion. The Speculative Left 273 In Dialogue with Alain Badiou Appendix 1. Can Change Be Thought? 289 Appendix 2. Beyond Formalism 318 Notes 351 Selected Bibliography 407 Index 423

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Bruno Bosteels
• Con la collaborazione di: Stanley Fish (Editore), Fredric Jameson (Editore)
• Editore: Duke University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 10.08.2011
• EAN: 9780822350767
• ISBN: 978-0-8223-5076-7
• Pagine: 464
• Serie: Post-Contemporary Interventions; Post-Contemporary Intervention; Post-Contemporary Interventions; Post-Contemporary Intervention
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze politiche > Scienze politiche e cittadinanza attiva; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie