Table of Contents

An introduction to Alain Badiou's philosophy; 1. Philosophy and desire; 2. Philosophy and truth; 3. Philosophy and politics; 4. Philosophy and psychoanalysis; 5. Philosophy and art; 6. Philosophy and cinema; 7. Philosophy and the 'death of communism'; 8. Philosophy and the 'war against terrorism'; 9. The definition of philosophy; 10. Ontology and politics: an interview with Alain Badiou; Index of names

About the Author

Alain Badiou (1937-) is one of the most original and powerful voices in contemporary European thought. Part of the '68 generation of French philosophers, his work promises a radical renewal of philosophy. Oliver Feltham teaches literature and theatre at Ecole Massillon, Paris. Justin Clemens teaches at Deakin University, Australia.

Reviews

"Alain Badiou enacts a return to full-blown philosophy, striking as a thunder into the morass of postmodernist sophisms and platitudes. His work aims at the very heart of politically correct radical intellectuals, undermining the foundations of their mode of life!" Slavoj Zizek; "One of the most important philosophers writing today." Joan Copjec; 'The overwhelming response to Badiou has to be gratitude for his gift of a future for philosophy'. LA Times; 'There can be little doubt that Alain Badiou is the most important, powerful and unsettling philosophical voice to have emerged from the Continent in recent years. This is an intriguing selection of essays, sparsely acute in their decidedness, that provide the English-speaking reader with a compelling entry point to Badiou's work, together with his provocative views on 9/11'. Simon Critchley"