Alain Badiou
Birth date: January 17, 1937
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This book is an interesting attempt to explore the conceptualisation and implementation of democracy starting from its roots in ancient Greece up to our own time, in order to identify, through theoretical scrutiny, why it’s still relevant today. Why and how. Despite its mishaps, despite being a key ...
I loved this book so much, I am seriously considering buying it for a few friends because of how strongly Badiou's message resonated with me - I feel compelled to share it. Note: author seems to identify as a communist and ties that into his philosophy. While I found that exciting (although somewhat...
Absolutely beautiful. Badiou speaks (writes) in a kind voice that leads the lay reader comfortably through his thoughts. Although always coming back to love, badiou manages to touch upon other various subjects in an insightful manner. This booklet left me thinking much more than I thought a 70 page...
An interesting, quick read, not what one often expects when cracking open a volume by Badiou. I think that its light approach is what threw me off here; indeed, the lengthy translator’s introduction—which is longer and denser than Badiou’s own text—had me expecting Badiou at the height of his syntac...
“Evil is the moment when I lack the strength to be true to the Good that compels me.” “It is necessary to examine, in a detailed way, the contemporary theory of Evil, the ideology of human rights, the concept of democracy. It is necessary to show that nothing there leads in the direction of the re...
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