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Alain Badiou - Second Manifesto for Philosophy - 9780745648620 - V9780745648620
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Second Manifesto for Philosophy

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Description for Second Manifesto for Philosophy Paperback. Twenty years ago, Alain Badiou's first Manifesto for Philosophy rose up against the all-pervasive proclamation of the "end" of philosophy. In lieu of this problematic of the end, he put forward the watchword: "one more step".

The situation has considerably changed since then. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 191 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 206.
Twenty years ago, Alain Badiou's first Manifesto for Philosophy rose up against the all-pervasive proclamation of the "end" of philosophy. In lieu of this problematic of the end, he put forward the watchword: "one more step".

The situation has considerably changed since then. Philosophy was threatened with obliteration at the time, whereas today it finds itself under threat for the diametrically opposed reason: it is endowed with an excessive, artificial existence. "Philosophy" is everywhere. It serves as a trademark for various media pundits. It livens up cafés and health clubs. It has its magazines and its gurus. It is ... Read more

Badiou's second manifesto therefore seeks to demoralize philosophy and to separate it from all those "philosophies" that are as servile as they are ubiquitous. It demonstrates the power of certain eternal truths to illuminate action and, as such, to transport philosophy far beyond the figure of "the human" and its "rights". There, well beyond all moralism, in the clear expanse of the idea, life becomes something radically other than survival.

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Product Details

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Number of pages
176
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
206g
Number of Pages
176
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780745648620
SKU
V9780745648620
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About Alain Badiou
Alain Badiou is Emeritus Professor in Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure.

Reviews for Second Manifesto for Philosophy
Badiou remains perhaps the most important philosopher at work in France today. Highly recommended." Choice "With his characteristic taste for polemic, economy of expression and relentless cheerfulness, Badiou offers a loud counterblast against contemporary scientism and sophism. Against what he sees as the democratic materialism of the age, Badiou pits a materialist dialectic at ... Read more

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