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In Praise of Love

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Love without risk is an impossibility, like war without death. Caught between consumerism and casual sexual encounters devoid of passion, love today - without the key ingredient of chance - is in mortal danger. Alain Badiou proposes a vision of love as an adventure of the individual.

Liberal and libertine reductions of love to instant pleasure and non-commitment bite the dust as Badiou invokes a supporting cast of thinkers from Plato to Lacan via Karl Marx to create a new narrative of romance, relationships and sex - one that does not fear love.

Language: English

Pages: 104

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Serpent's Tail

Release: April 12, 2012

ISBN: 1846687799

ISBN 13: 9781846687792

In Praise of Love

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Love without risk is an impossibility, like war without death. Caught between consumerism and casual sexual encounters devoid of passion, love today - without the key ingredient of chance - is in mortal danger. Alain Badiou proposes a vision of love as an adventure of the individual.

Liberal and libertine reductions of love to instant pleasure and non-commitment bite the dust as Badiou invokes a supporting cast of thinkers from Plato to Lacan via Karl Marx to create a new narrative of romance, relationships and sex - one that does not fear love.

Language: English

Pages: 104

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Serpent's Tail

Release: April 12, 2012

ISBN: 1846687799

ISBN 13: 9781846687792

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