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Politics & Social Sciences
Alain Badiou is perhaps the world's most significant living philosopher. In his annual seminars on major topics and pivotal figures, Badiou developed vital aspects of his thinking on a range of subjects that he would go on... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
A new century, new threats to love... Love without risks is like war without deaths - but, today, love is threatened by an alliance of liberalism and hedonism. Caught between consumerism and casual sexual encounters devoid... See More
This is a unique collection presenting work by Alain Badiou and commentaries on his philosophical theories. It includes three lectures by Badiou, on contemporary politics, the infinite, cinema and theatre and two extensive... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Offering a piercing indictment of what we have let ourselves become, this short, critical work is a damning critique of the current age and of the democratic systems that characterize it. Alain Badiou argues that any truly... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
"Is it meaningful to call oneself a democrat? And if so, how do you interpret the word?" In responding to this question, eight iconoclastic thinkers prove the rich potential of democracy, along with its critical weaknesses... See More
In Mathematics of the Transcendental, Alain Badiou painstakingly works through the pertinent aspects of category theory, demonstrating their internal logic and veracity, their derivation and distinction from set theory, and... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
What Is a People? seeks to reclaim "people" as an effective political concept by revisiting its uses and abuses over time. Alain Badiou surveys the idea of a people as a productive force of solidarity and emancipation and as... See More
Self-Help & Counselling
In this dialogue, Alain Badiou shares the clearest, most detailed account to date of his profound indebtedness to Lacanian psychoanalysis. He explains in depth the tools Lacan gave him to navigate the extremes of his other... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
'All philosophy is a metaphysics of happiness... or it's not worth an hour of trouble' claims Alain Badiou in this lively intervention into one of the most persistent themes in philosophy: what is happiness? And what do I... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
Ethical questions dominate current political and academic agendas. While government think-tanks ponder the dilemmas of bio-ethics, medical ethics and professional ethics, respect for human rights and reverence for the Other... See More
Politics & Social SciencesSince the inception of the "War on Terror," Israel has become increasingly important to Western imperial strategy and ever more aggressive in its policies towards the Palestinians. A key ideological weapon in this... See More
Politics & Social Sciences
In the uprisings of the Arab world, Alain Badiou discerns echoes of the European revolutions of 1848. In both cases, the object was to overthrow despotic regimes maintained by the great powers-regimes designed to impose the... See More
Self-Help & Counselling27th issue of the Lacanian Ink magazine, entitled "The Names-of-the-Father" after Lacan's un-numbered seminar that lasted one day and consists of one lesson. Articles by a variety of authors. See More
Self-Help & Counselling26th issue of the lacanian ink. Pieces by Josefina Ayerza, Jacques-Alain Miller, Alain Badiou, Massimo Recalcati, Slavoj Zizek, David Ebony, and Cathy Lebowitz. See More
eBooks in Foreign Languages
Une "vague d'antisémitisme en France" ? Pourquoi la dénonciation de cette "vague" a-t-elle commencé en 2002, quand a été lancée la guerre contre l'axe du Mal, en Afghanistan, en Irak, en Palestine ? Qu'en est-il de... See More