{"product_id":"conditions-by-alain-badiou-9781350009042","title":"Conditions","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning with a sustained critique of the so-called 'end of philosophy', Badiou goes on to propose a new definition of philosophy, one that is tested with respect to both its origin, in Plato, and its contemporary state.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe essays that follow are ordered according to what Badiou sees as the four great conditions of philosophy: philosophy and poetry, philosophy and mathematics, philosophy and politics, and philosophy and love.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eConditions\u003c\/i\u003e provides an illuminating reworking of all the major theories in \u003ci\u003eBeing and Event\u003c\/i\u003e. In so doing, Badiou not only develops the complexity of the concepts central to \u003ci\u003eBeing and Event\u003c\/i\u003e but also adds new ones to his already formidable arsenal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe essays in \u003ci\u003eConditions\u003c\/i\u003e reveal the extraordinary and systematic nature of Badiou's philosophical enterprise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46770104172780,"sku":"9781350009042","price":62.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18002703482668.jpg?v=1756433707","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/conditions-by-alain-badiou-9781350009042","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}