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In Praise Of Love

By Badiou , Nicolas , Alain;Truong

Book information

Publisher
Profile Books Ltd;Serpent's Tail
ISBN
9781846687792, 9781847656582
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
2 MB (2030128 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Description

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 consta. CopyrightPage -- Introduction -- ChapterI:LoveUnderThreat -- ChapterII:PhilosophersandLove -- ChapterIII:TheConstructionofLove -- ChapterIV:TheTruthOfLove -- ChapterV:LoveAndPolitics -- ChapterVI:LoveandArt -- InConclusion -- Footnotes -- 5. -- 6.

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