{"product_id":"9781474234122","title":"Theoretical Writings","description":"Alain Badiou is arguably the most original and influential philosopher working in France today. Working against the tide of postmodern orthodoxy, Badiou revitalizes philosophy's perennial attempt to provide a systematic theory of truth. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheoretical Writings \u003c\/i\u003epresents, in Badiou's own words, 'the theoretical core of [his] Philosophy'. Beginning with the controversial assertion that ontology is mathematics, the chapters step the reader through his key concepts of being, subject and truth via startling re-readings of canonical figures including Spinoza, Kant and Hegel and engagements with poetry, psychoanalysis and radical politics. \u003ci\u003eTheoretical Writings\u003c\/i\u003e is an indispensable introduction to one of the great thinkers of our time.","brand":"Bloomsbury USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47144376631536,"sku":"9781474234122","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781474234122","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}