In Praise of Philosophy by Alain Badiou, Susan Spitzer, Kenne... - 9781509565634

In Praise of PhilosophyAuthor(s): Alain Badiou, Susan Spitzer, Kenneth Reinhard\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Polity Press\nISBN-13: 9781509565634, 978-1509565634\nSynopsis\nWhat kind of philosophy do we need for the 21st century? To answer to this question, Alain Badiou imagines a dialogue between Tocras, an earnest and engaging professor, and various interlocutors from different countries and philosophical cultures John After from Britain, Amantha from Greece, Badj Akil from Senegal, Xi La Pong from China and several others. Their conversation takes readers on a playful journey through the history of philosophy framed by the five great questions that have preoccupied Alain Badiou: democracy, freedom, universality, language and being. \n At the same time, philosophy is presented not as a system or doctrine but as movement and dialogue. The philosopher is not a solitary figure; he is inseparable from his pupils, his disciples and his.