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 of passion, love — without the key ingredient of chance — is in danger of withering on the vine.
In In Praise of Love, Alain Badiou takes on contemporary ‘dating agency’ conceptions of love that come complete with zero-risk insurance — like US zero-casualty bombs. He develops a new take on love that sees it as an adventure, and an opportunity for re-invention, in a constant exploration of otherness and difference that leads the individual out of an obsession with identity and self.
Liberal, libertine and libertarian reductions of love to instant pleasure and non-commitment bite the dust as Badiou invokes a supporting cast of thinkers from Plato to Lacan via Karl Marx to form a new narrative of romance, relationships and sex — a narrative that does not fear love.
Alain Badiou & Nicolas Truong
In Praise Of Love
In Praise Of Love
язык английский ● Формат EPUB ● ISBN 9781847656582 ● Размер файла 2.0 MB ● издатель Profile ● город London ● Страна GB ● опубликованный 2012 ● Загружаемые 24 месяцы ● валюта EUR ● Код товара 2421780 ● Защита от копирования Adobe DRM
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