Badiou and the State

by Dominik Finkelde

Badiou's philosophy of the event stands at the centre of his influential theory of revolutionary politics. It has received both much acclaim for the way it rigorously and systematically unfolds as well as heavy criticism because of the philosopher's theoretical and personal radicalism as an outspoken critic of modern western democracies. Does Badiou's oeuvre not undermine the value of political representation via the state? What is left of the state...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3848732246
• ISBN13: 9783848732241
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft
• Length: 231 Pages