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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785493903321

Autore

Norris Christopher <1947->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; New York, : Continuum, 2009

ISBN

1-4411-2372-5

1-4725-4613-X

1-282-87386-5

9786612873867

1-4411-3002-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Collana

Continuum reader's guides

Disciplina

111

Soggetti

Ontology

Set theory

Events (Philosophy)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 284-288) and index

Nota di contenuto

1. Context -- 2. Overview of Themes -- 3. Reading the Text -- 4. Notes on Further Reading -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

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