Being and EventBeing and Event is the greatest work of Alain Badiou, France's most important living philosopher. Long-awaited in translation, Being and Event makes available to an English-speaking readership Badiou's groundbreaking work on set theory - the cornerstone of his whole philosophy. The book makes the scope and aim of Badiou's whole philosophical project clear, enabling full comprehension of Badiou's significance for contemporary philosophy. Badiou draws upon and is fully engaged with the European philosophical tradition from Plato onwards; Being and Event deals with such key figures as Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Hegel, Rousseau, Heidegger and Lacan. This wide-ranging book is organised in a careful, precise and novel manner, reflecting the philosophical rigour of Badiou's thought. Unlike many contemporary Continental philosophers, Badiou - who is also a novelist and dramatist - writes lucidly and cogently, making his work far more accessible and engaging than much philosophy, and actually a pleasure to read. This English language edition includes a new preface, written by Badiou himself, especially for this translation. Being and Event is a must-have for Badiou's significant following and anyone interested in contemporary Continental philosophy. > |
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Multiple and Void PlatoCantor | 21 |
Proper name of being | 52 |
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absolute antichain axiom of choice axiom of extensionality axiom of foundation axiom of replacement axiom of separation axiomatic Badiou basis being-qua-being belongs Cantor cardinal concept connection consequence consistency constructible universe constructivist correspondence count count-as-one decision deduced defined definition demonstration denumerable discernible domination element enquiry errancy event everything excess exists extension fidelity finite forcing formal formula function fundamental situation hypothesis Ideas immanent inclusion inconsistent multiplicity indiscernible infinite infinity insofar intervention language limit ordinal logical mathematicians mathematics means Meditation natural multiples nominal rank non-being one-multiple ontological schema ontology operator paradox particular philosophy politics possible presented multiple proposition pure multiple quantity quasi-complete situation question referential value relation result sense separation set theory singular solely statement structure subset subtracted successor cardinal supposed term theorem therein thesis thought tion transitive transitive set triplet ultra-one undecidable unpresentable veracity veridical void whole numbers