Books by Alain Badiou
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review 1: En général, Je suis d'accord avec Monsieur Alain aux ses Idées. L'amour est un expérience très dangereux et très magnifique en même temps! Peut être, ça se fait tout l'enchantement! Mais, Je crois, il mérite.J'adore ses opinions de Politique contre L'amour :)) Je suis toujours tr...
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review 1: This book - along with Erich Fromm's "The Art of Loving" - are on my permanent list on this topic. Badiou's ideas are presented in a really clear way, and was based on a conversation between him and one of his co-authors. He's especially good in providing a counterpoint to in...
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review 1: A thoroughly thought-provoking work, courageous in his honesty about what 'love' is, in all its guises: physical, political, psychological and all the nuances with regards the relationship love has to art, politics and literature and indeed, how it is expressed. I particularly li...
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review 1: This is so short, I'll probably read it again, but I felt somewhat cheated by the desultory treatment of the topic on a first read. It was like surveilling two philosophers' Live Journals. Badiou's essay was interesting, but not brilliant. Zizek's combination of insight and smart...