Anti-Badiou: The Introduction of Maoism Into Philosophy

by François Laruelle

Book Overview

This compelling and highly original book represents a confrontation between two of the most radical thinkers at work in France today: Alain Badiou and the author, Fran ois Laruelle.

At face value, the two have much in common: both espouse a position of absolute immanence; both argue that philosophy is conditioned by science; and both command a pluralism of thought. Anti-Badiou relates the parallel stories of Badiou's Maoist 'ontology...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1350009083
• ISBN13: 9781350009080
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.7"