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The lesson of the book is: remain faithful to the twentieth century. The Century is not 'the best' book of the last decade, it is simply the book of the last decade! Read it with the proper tremor, aware that you are reading a classic, that a figure like Plato or Hegel walks here among us! --Slavoj Zizek
Badiou's sardonically compressed style is never less than pungent. --Steve Poole, The Guardian
A refreshing reassertion of the radical possibilities of philosophy. --David Revill, THE
Badiou's sardonically compressed style is never less than pungent. --Steve Poole, The Guardian
A refreshing reassertion of the radical possibilities of philosophy. --David Revill, THE
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Pocket Pantheon is an invitation to engage with the greats of postwar thought, such as Lacan, Sartre and Foucault, in the company of one of today's leading political and philosophical minds. Alain Badiou draws on his encounters with this pantheon - his teachers, opponents and allies - to offer unique insights into both the authors and their work. These studies form an accessible, authoritative distillation of continental theory and a capsule history of a period in Western thought.
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Excellent--everything I had hoped
11 Nov 2011
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This book is fantastic--I'm not sure what the other reviewer here was reading. I have spent hours going over the chapters, reading each one twice, sometimes three times. Badiou's writing is like a song, or a poem--but never lacking in clarity or incisiveness. He presents relatively succinct, readable expositions of the thought of each of his subjects, then critically engages their thinking. In so doing, he elucidates not only the thought of the subjects of the book, but also his own highly original and inventive philosophy. This is a must-read for anyone interested in Badiou's thinking or modern French thought, or those beginning to venture into the "neo-communist" thought that has begun to emerge (and its about time!). Even the way the book is structured is nothing short of brilliant--with a "Hegelian love of the present," Badiou takes you through each philosopher, and though organized solely by the date of their death, manages to create a wonderful, synthetic narrative in which these giants engage not just with Badiou's contemporary thinking, but also challenge and answer one another. I can't recommend this text enough, particularly to those (like me) who are autodidacts, lacking formal training but still patient, dedicated readers with some previous exposure to the ideas presented here.
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Worthless guide to French Philosophy after W.W. II
21 Nov 2010
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Even if you have a good knowledge of the principals in this book, it is unlikely to add to your knowledge. Perhaps Badiou's friends and enemies in France will enjoy his subjective and superficial gloss of these characters in French philosophy, but for everyone else this book is a waste of time and money.
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