In Praise of Love

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Synopsis
The renowned French philosopher&’s &“ode to love&’s power to unite in the face of eternity, and its optimism in the face of pain&” (Publishers Weekly). In a world rife with consumerism, where online dating promises risk-free romance and love is all too often seen as a mere variant of desire and hedonism, Alain Badiou believes that love is under threat. Taking to heart Rimbaud&’s famous line &“love needs reinventing,&” In Praise of Love is the celebrated French intellectual&’s passionate treatise in defense of love. For Badiou, love is an existential project, a constantly unfolding quest for truth. This quest begins with the chance encounter, an event that forever changes two individuals, challenging them &“to see the world from the point of view of two rather than one.&” This, Badiou believes, is love&’s most essential transforming power. Through thought-provoking dialogue edited from a conversation between Badiou and Truong, a vibrant cast of thinkers are invoked: Kierkegaard, Plato, de Beauvoir, Proust, and more, create a new narrative of love in the face of twenty-first-century modernity. Moving, zealous, and wise, Badiou&’s &“paean to the anticapitalist, antiessentialist, unifying power of love&” urges us not to fear it but to see it as a magnificent undertaking that compels us to explore others and to move away from an obsession with ourselves (Publishers Weekly). &“Finally, the cure for the pornographic, utilitarian exchange of favors to which love has been reduced in America. Alain Badiou is our philosopher of love.&” —Simon Critchley, author of The Faith of the Faithless
Copyright:
2012

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
Book Size:
112 Pages
ISBN-13:
9781595588890
Related ISBNs:
9781595588777
Publisher:
The New Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Alain Badiou, Peter Bush
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Social Studies, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Philosophy
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.
Translator:
Peter Bush

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