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Love without risks is like war without deaths - but, today, love is threatened by an alliance of liberalism and hedonism. Caught between consumerism and casual sexual encounters devoid of passion, love - without the key ingredient of chance - is in danger of withering on the vine. In In Praise of Love, Alain Badiou takes on contemporary 'dating agency' conceptions of love that come complete with zero-risk insurance - like US zero-casualty bombs. He develops a new take on love that sees it as an adventure, and an opportunity for re-invention, in a constant exploration of otherness and difference that leads the individual out of an obsession with identity and self. Liberal, libertine and libertarian 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 form a new narrative of romance, relationships and sex - a narrative that does not fear love.
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In praise of love, Nicolas Truong, Alain Badiou
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- Jaar van publicatie
- 2012
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- Titel
- In praise of love
- Taal
- Engels
- Auteurs
- Nicolas Truong, Alain Badiou
- Uitgever
- Serpent's Tail
- Jaar van publicatie
- 2012
- Formaat
- Paperback
- Aantal pagina's
- 104
- ISBN10
- 1846687799
- ISBN13
- 9781846687792
- Reeks
- Tags
- Non-fictie, Sociale Wetenschappen, Waargebeurde verhalen, Psychologische thema’s, Filosofisch thema, Liefde, Filosofie, Psychologie, Frankrijk, Opiniejournalistiek & Essays, Interviews, Wetenschappelijke Theorien
- Eerste editie
- 2009
- Oorspronkelijke titel
- Éloge de l'Amour
- Beoordeling
- 3,85 van 5
- Aantekening
- Love without risks is like war without deaths - but, today, love is threatened by an alliance of liberalism and hedonism. Caught between consumerism and casual sexual encounters devoid of passion, love - without the key ingredient of chance - is in danger of withering on the vine. In In Praise of Love, Alain Badiou takes on contemporary 'dating agency' conceptions of love that come complete with zero-risk insurance - like US zero-casualty bombs. He develops a new take on love that sees it as an adventure, and an opportunity for re-invention, in a constant exploration of otherness and difference that leads the individual out of an obsession with identity and self. Liberal, libertine and libertarian 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 form a new narrative of romance, relationships and sex - a narrative that does not fear love.