In praise of love
By: Alain Badiou with Nicolas Truong ; translated by Peter Bush
Contributors: Truong, Nicolas
Publisher: New Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 104
ISBN-13: 9781595588777
Subjects: Interviews; Love
Work titles: Eloge de l'amour
Description: "Invoking a vibrant cast of thinkers, from Kierkegaard and de Beauvoir to Proust and Lacan, the world-renowned French philosopher urges us not to fear love but to see it as an adventure, a magnificent quest that ultimately leads us away from an obsession with the self"--Page 4 of cover.
Table of contents: title: Love under threat; title: Philosophers and love; title: The construction of love; title: The truth of love; title: Love and politics; title: Love and art; title: In conclusion.