Badiou's 'Being and Event'

Download or read book Badiou's 'Being and Event' written by Christopher Norris and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2009-05-24 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.