Infinite Thought : Truth and the Return to Philosophy

by Badiou, Alain; Clemens, Justin; Feltham, Oliver

• ISBN13: 9780826467249
• ISBN10: 0826467245
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2003-05-01
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Academic

Summary

Alain Badiou is already regarded as one of the most original and powerful voices in contemporary European thought. Almost alone among his peers, his work promises a radical renewal of philosophy. Influenced by Plato, Lucretius, Heidegger, Lacan and Deleuze, Badiou is a critic of both the analytical and the postmodern schools of thought. His work spans the range of philosophy, from ethics, to mathematics to science, psychoanalysis, politics and art. His writing is rigorous and startling and takes no prisoners. Infinite Thought brings together a representative selection of the range of Alain Badiou's work, illustrating the power and diversity of his thought. The pieces, including the final interview, are chosen for their accessibility to readers new to the work of a philosopher who is doing no less than changing the way we think about the world.

Author Biography

Alain Badiou teaches at the Ecole Normale Superieure and at the College International de Philosophie in Paris.

Table of Contents

An introduction to Alain Badiou's philosophy	1	(38)
Philosophy and desire	39	(19)
Philosophy and truth	58	(11)
Philosophy and politics	69	(10)
Philosophy and psychoanalysis	79	(12)
Philosophy and art	91	(18)
Philosophy and cinema	109	(17)
Philosophy and the `death of communism'	126	(15)
Philosophy and the `war against terrorism'	141	(24)
The definition of philosophy	165	(4)
Ontology and politics: an interview with Alain Badiou	169	(26)
Index of names	195