Understanding Badiou Understanding Modernism

<p><b>In his philosophical project aesthetic orientation and political leanings Alain Badiou is a product of and a leading advocate for European modernism. </b> <p/>From the milieu of May 1968 to the contemporary 'postmodern' ethos Badiou returns time and again to avant-garde modernist texts - aesthetic political philosophical and scientific - as inspiration for his response to present situations. Drawing upon disciplines as varied as architecture cinema theatre music history mathematics poetry and philosophy <i>Understanding Badiou Understanding Modernism</i> shows how Badiou's contribution to philosophy must be understood within the context of his decades-long conversation with modernist thinking. <p/>As with other volumes in the series <i>Understanding Badiou Understanding Modernism</i> follows a three part structure. The first section explores Badiou's readings of aesthetic political and scientific modernities; both introducing his system and pointing to how Badiou offers manifold readings of modernism. The middle portion of the book connects Badiou's thought with the various strands of aesthetic philosophical amorous and political modernisms in relation to which it can be extended. The final section is a glossary of key concepts and categories that Badiou uses in his interface with modernism.</p>