Philosophy in the present
by Badiou, Alain Engelmann, Peter Žižek, Slavoj
Two controversial thinkers discuss a timeless but nonetheless urgent question: should philosophy interfere in the world? Nothing less than philosophy is at stake because, according to Badiou, philosophy is nothing but interference and commitment and will not be restrained by academic discipline. Philosophy is strange and new, and yet speaks in the name of all - as Badiou shows with his theory of universality. Similarly, Zizek believes that the philosopher must intervene, contrary to all expecta…
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- Full title :Philosophy in the present / Alain Badiou and Slavoj Zizek ; edited by Peter Engelmann ; translated by Peter Thomas and Alberto Toscano
Summary
Two controversial thinkers discuss a timeless but nonetheless urgent question: should philosophy interfere in the world? Nothing less than philosophy is at stake because, according to Badiou, philosophy is nothing but interference and commitment and will not be restrained by academic discipline. Philosophy is strange and new, and yet speaks in the name of all - as Badiou shows with his theory of universality. Similarly, Zizek believes that the philosopher must intervene, contrary to all expectations, in the key issues of the time. He can offer ...
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- Publication Date:2009
- Edition:3. printing
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Polity
- Place of Publication:Cambridge
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2009
Notes
Originaltitel: Philosophie und Aktualität
The Physical Object
- Description:xii, 104 s. ; : 20 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780745640969, 9780745640976, 0745640966, 0745640974
- oclc:ocn756707608
- LC Classification:B805
Table of Contents
Thinking the event / Alain Badiou -- 'Philosophy is not a dialogue' / Slavoj Zizek -- Discussion
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