Badiou, Balibar, Ranciere: Re-Thinking Emancipation

by Nick Hewlett

Book Overview

In recent years there has been increased interest in three contemporary French philosophers, all former students of Louis Althusser and each now an influential thinker in his own right. Alain Badiou is one of the most important living continental thinkers, well-known for his pioneering theory of the Event. Etienne Balibar has forged new approaches to democracy, citizenship and what he describes as 'equaliberty'. Jacques Ranci re has crossed boundaries...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1441109676
• ISBN13: 9781441109675
• Release Date: December 2010
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"