{"product_id":"9789877121681","title":"MANIFESTO FOR PHILOSOPHY","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMANIFESTO FOR PHILOSOPHY\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eBook Summary\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this incisive and fundamental work, Alain Badiou confronts the dominant discourse that, at the end of the 20th century, announced the end of philosophy. Far from accepting this verdict, the author proposes a vigorous defense of the discipline as the only space capable of articulating and giving meaning to the truths that emerge from its four essential conditions: mathematics, poetry, politics, and love. This manifesto is a call to restore philosophical ambition in its full entirety, offering a program for a renewed thought that does not renounce universality or truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat is it about?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book is structured as a direct rebuttal to the postmodern and relativist currents that decreed the death of philosophy. Badiou argues that philosophy has not died, but that it must redefine its task. For him, philosophy does not produce truths on its own, but is the operator that gathers them and thinks them as a whole, starting from four truth procedures: science (mathematics), art (poetry), politics (political invention), and psychoanalysis (love as thought). The text traces a path for philosophy to recover its central role, linking these events and offering a conceptual framework to think about the present without falling into nihilism or skepticism.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMain themes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eDefense of philosophy against its announced \"end\" by postmodernism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe theory of the four conditions of philosophy: mathematics, poetry, politics, and love.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe concept of \"truth\" as a universal procedure rather than a cultural construct.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eThe restitution of philosophical thought as a place of encounter and articulation of truths.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCritique of relativism and the philosophy of \"consensus\" as a renunciation of the ambition of thought.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho is it recommended for?\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is aimed at students and professionals of philosophy, as well as readers interested in contemporary thought and critical currents. It is especially relevant for those seeking a solid alternative to the philosophies of the \"end of history\" or the \"death of the subject,\" and who wish to understand one of the most influential metaphysical proposals of the last few decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat this book contributes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA clear and combative theoretical framework to understand the relevance of philosophy in the 21st century.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn original proposal to articulate science, art, politics, and love from a unified thought.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eA critical tool to question the dominant cultural relativism and nihilism.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eDirect access to the core thought of one of the most important living philosophers, in a brief and accessible text.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAn intellectual program that invites rethinking philosophical practice as a commitment to truth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eTechnical data\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor: Alain Badiou\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Eterna Cadencia Editora SRL, CUIT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: Spanish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eSubject: Literary essays, Social and political philosophy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eCollection: Essay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eEdition date: January 1980\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eNumber of pages: 88\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 140 g\u003c\/li\u003e\n\n\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEditorial review\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eManifesto for Philosophy is a short but conceptually exceptional text. Its value lies in the clarity with which Badiou exposes his diagnosis of the crisis of philosophy and the forcefulness of his proposal to overcome it. It is not a general introduction, but a firm positioning that invites debate. For the reader interested in contemporary philosophy, this manifesto offers a direct gateway to one of the most ambitious and controversial systems of thought of our time, making its reading an intellectually stimulating and necessary experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ETERNA CADENCIA EDITORA SRL, CUIT","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53407291736411,"sku":"9789877121681","price":15.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1018\/0650\/6331\/files\/978987712168.jpg?v=1781851743","url":"https:\/\/kalamobooks.com\/en\/products\/9789877121681","provider":"Kalamo Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}