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There's a non-technical discussion of Badiou, his books, his commentators, and his significance at: http://marxandphilosophy.org.uk/reviewofbooks/reviews/2010/170 On 21 February 2013 17:42, Séamas Cain <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > _____________________________________ > > > “Being And Event,” by Alain Badiou, was published in 2007 by Continuum > in London. It is, indeed, a monumental book. In my opinion, it > restores the dignity and elegance of mathematics to continental > philosophy. > > Although “Being And Event” is a challenging read, the rewards of the > book greatly outweigh the difficulties encountered. And as far as > philosophy is concerned, this book presents a fresh approach to > ontology, one which goes considerably beyond the limitations of the > Heideggerian edifice. > > Based largely on the achievements of set theory, “Being And Event” > argues for an open ontology, one wherein truth can rupture seemingly > static conceptual and social situations ... thus bringing about > changes of universal significance. > > But nevertheless, what has drawn me most inescapably to “Being And > Event” is that Badiou has included in the very interstices of the book > chapters on poets, from Parmenides to Mallarmé and beyond, their > poetries, and perceptive anyalyses of poetic works, and ALL combined > in the very processes of mathematics and philosophy. > > The poetry chapters are not mere fluff, as with most mathematicians, > scientists, and philosophers, but are integrated within the very > structure and the fundamental arguments of the book. > > Badiou, like Herodotus, seems to remember a time when poetry had not > yet divided itself out from mathematics. > > Indeed, if there is a philosopher/mathematician for poets today, and a > philosopher poet for the day, surely it would be Alain Badiou. > > Regards, > > Séamas Cain > http://www.freewebs.com/seamascain > > _____________________________________ > -- David Joseph Bircumshaw ** Website and A Chide's Alphabet http://www.staplednapkin.org.uk The Animal Subsides http://www.arrowheadpress.co.uk/books/animal.html Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/david.bircumshaw twitter: http://twitter.com/bucketshave blog: http://groggydays.blogspot.com/ Leicester Poetry Society: http://www.poetryleicester.com