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050			_aDUCE B805.B3313
100			_aBadiou, Alain. _q Alain Badiou,
245			_a Philosophy in the present/ _cAlain Badiou; Slavoj Zizek ; edited by Peter Engelmann and translated by Alberto Toscano
260			_aMalden: _bPolity Press, _c2009.
300			_a xii,104 p.: _c19 cm.
520			_aIn this title, two controversial thinkers discuss a timeless but nonetheless urgent question: should philosophy interfere in the world? Nothing less than philosophy is at stake because, according to Badiou, philosophy is nothing but interference and commitment and will not be restrained by academic discipline. Philosophy is strange and new, and yet speaks in the name of all - as Badiou shows with his theory of universality. Similarly, Zizek believes that the philosopher must intervene, contrary to all expectations, in the key issues of the time. He can offer no direction, but this only shows that the question has been posed incorrectly: it is valid to change the terms of the debate and settle on philosophy as abnormality and excess. At once an invitation to philosophy and an introduction to the thinking of two of the most topical and controversial philosophers writing today, this concise volume will be of great interest to students and general readers alike.
650			_2Philosophy _aPhilosophy
700			_aZizek,S _eAuthor _qSlavoj Zizek
700			_aEngelmann, P _eEditor _qPeter Engelmann
700			_a Toscano ,Alberto _eTranslator _qAlberto Toscano
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