by Alain Badiou, Giovanbattista Tusa · Polity · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781509536276
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«The End: A Conversation» is the philosophical dialogue by Alain Badiou and Giovanbattista Tusa, published by Polity in paperback (160 pages, in English).
Badiou and Tusa discuss whether the horrors of the twentieth century decree the end of philosophy. They reject this renunciation because it assumes the totalizing doctrines of the perpetrators and, against the nihilism of globalized capitalism, they vindicate philosophy and the renewal of the idea of communism as a path to collective self-determination.
Robin Mackay signs the translation. The dialogue is framed within continental philosophy and radical political theory.
For readers of Alain Badiou's work and for those interested in contemporary philosophy, radical political theory, and critical thought on capitalism.
Alain Badiou is a French philosopher, formerly chair of Philosophy at the École Normale Supérieure and founder of the faculty of Philosophy of the Université de Paris VIII with Gilles Deleuze, Michel Foucault and Jean-François Lyotard. Badiou's work is heavily informed by philosophical applications of mathematics, in particular set theory and category theory. Badiou's "Being and Event" project considers the concepts of being, truth, event and the subject defined by a rejection of linguistic relativism seen as typical of postwar French thought. Unlike his peers, Badiou believes in the idea of universalism and truth. His work is notable for his widespread applications of various conceptions of indifference. Badiou has been involved in a number of political organisations, and regularly comments on political events. Badiou argues for a return of communism as a political force.
