Being and Event

<p>Since the book's first publication in 1988, Alain Badiou's <i>Being and Event</i> has established itself of one of the most important and controversial works in contemporary philosophy and its author as one of the most influential thinkers of our time. <i>Being and Event</i> is a comprehensive statement of Badiou's philosophical project and sees him recast the European philosophical tradition from Plato onwards, via a series of analyses of such key figures as Descartes, Spinoza, Leibniz, Hegel, Rousseau, and Lacan. He thus develops the basis for a history of philosophy rivalling those of Heidegger and Deleuze in its depth.<br><br>Now publishing in the <i>Bloomsbury Revelations</i> series to mark 25 years since the book's first publication in French, <i>Being and Event</i> is an essential read for anyone interested in contemporary thought.</p>