Alain Badiou is one of the leading philosophers in the world today.His ground-breaking philosophy is based on a creative reading ofset theory, offering a new understanding of what it means to behuman by promoting an 'intelligence of change'. Badiou'sphilosophical system makes our capacity for revolution and noveltycentral to who we are, and develops an ethical position that aimsto make us less anxious about this very capacity.
This book presents a comprehensive and engaging account ofBadiou's philosophy, including an in-depth discussion of TheTheory of the Subject, Being and Event and Logics ofWorlds. In a clear and careful analysis, Ed Pluth considersexactly how Badiou's theoretical 'anti-humanism' is linked up towhat is, for all intents and purposes, a practical humanism.Central to this is an account of Badiou's theory of thesubject, and his attempt to develop an 'ethic of truths'. The roleof set theory, Marxism, and Lacanian psychoanalysis in Badiou'sphilosophy is also given close attention.
This book will be of interest to students and scholars ofphilosophy, as well as to all those keen to develop a criticalunderstanding of one of the most controversial and importantthinkers of the twentieth century.